{"id":378639,"date":"2021-12-09T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-youre-making-it-hard-to-recommend-edge\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T16:00:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T13:00:15","slug":"microsoft-youre-making-it-hard-to-recommend-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-youre-making-it-hard-to-recommend-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft, You\u2019re Making It Hard to Recommend Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24662f04286\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24662f04286\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-youre-making-it-hard-to-recommend-edge\/#Overcoming_History\" >Overcoming History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-youre-making-it-hard-to-recommend-edge\/#Let_the_Product_Speak_For_Itself\" >Let the Product Speak For Itself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-youre-making-it-hard-to-recommend-edge\/#Dont_Make_Me_Regret_Recomending_Edge\" >Don\u2019t Make Me Regret Recomending Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Microsoft, You\u2019re Making It Hard to Recommend Edge&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-772365\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/microsoft-edge-mad.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/microsoft-edge-mad.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/microsoft-edge-mad.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Edge with angry face.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Edge is undeniably a very solid browser. It has many of the same features as Google Chrome, even a few clever unique features of its own. So why is Microsoft hell-bent on making people hate it?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that Microsoft frequently uses Windows to push its own products. The latest tactic is pop-ups that appear when you visit the Chrome <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> page. Google <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomwarren\/status\/1466376997102407682\">does something similar<\/a>, but it can only use web prompts. On Windows 11, Microsoft is using native prompts and notifications that are not available to developers.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-772374 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Edge-prompt-e1638482566706.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Edge prompt in Windows 11.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomwarren\/status\/1466371483517734913\" data-credittext=\"Tom Warren\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomwarren\/status\/1466371483517734913\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is clearly Microsoft giving preferential treatment to its own browser. It\u2019s really a shame because Edge is legitimately a good product. I\u2019ve gone on record to recommend it, and I still use it on my PC and Android phone, but Microsoft\u2019s actions are making it harder to justify.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Why I Use Microsoft Edge on Android<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overcoming_History\"><\/span>Overcoming History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/img_58d04741dec54.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Old Microsoft Edge\" width=\"1200\" height=\"553\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows 10\u2019s old Microsoft Edge browser.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2020, Microsoft rolled out a new version of Edge based on Chromium. It now has the same backbone as Google Chrome. You can sync things across devices, use Tab Groups, and do basically everything you\u2019d expect from Chrome. Microsoft has also included a few of its own features like Kids Profiles.<\/p>\n<p>If you like Chrome, Edge is essentially the same experience, just without some Google stuff. It really is a good browser. However, the \u201cEdge\u201d name has some baggage attached to it. The pre-Chromium version of Edge was notoriously unpopular and not very good. This is the battle Microsoft is fighting.<\/p>\n<p>On some level, I understand where Microsoft is coming from. It has a legitimately good product, but there are a lot of people not willing to give it a chance. I get it can be frustrating to make something new and have people judge it based on past experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is Microsoft is going about it all wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Sync Microsoft Edge Tabs Across Devices<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Let_the_Product_Speak_For_Itself\"><\/span>Let the Product Speak For Itself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s dilemma with Edge is not unique. Changing people\u2019s minds about products is one of the main purposes of marketing. Coca-Cola\u2019s campaign for the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morningbrew.com\/marketing\/stories\/2021\/08\/09\/coke-zero-sugar-plugs-new-recipe-latest-campaign\">new Coke Zero recipe<\/a> is a good example. The ads insist \u201cYou have to try it first,\u201d basically pleading people to give it a chance before judging.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the approach Microsoft needs to take. If you make a good product, you\u2019re proud of it, and you think people will genuinely like it, you\u2019ve already done half the work. You have to give people a chance to try it and decide they like it for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Being too pushy about it can have the opposite of the desired outcome. It makes people <em>not<\/em> want to try it. Most people don\u2019t like to be told what to do, even if it\u2019s something that could be good for them. It doesn\u2019t matter how good Edge is, if Microsoft is insistent on shoving it in people\u2019s faces, they\u2019re going to resent it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dont_Make_Me_Regret_Recomending_Edge\"><\/span>Don\u2019t Make Me Regret Recomending Edge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-712571\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/microsoft-edge-sleeping-tabs.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"microsoft edge with sleeping emoji\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s aggressive push to get people to use Edge is starting to make me regret recommending it. I still think Edge is a very good browser. Feature for feature, it may even be better than Chrome. None of that matters if Microsoft makes using it feel gross, though.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the moral of the story. Don\u2019t make people feel bad about using your products. I want to like Edge, I want to tell people to use it, I think it\u2019s good to have a solid alternative to Google Chrome. However, if Microsoft keeps using Windows to leverage Edge, I will have to stop using it out of principle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Automatically Clear Browsing Data When You Close Microsoft Edge<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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