CrAKeN Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Google Chrome is the top pick on the desktop Microsoft keeps improving Edge browser with new features and the recently-released Windows 10 Creators Update brings lots of them, including options to set tabs aside, tab previews, and more control options for Flash controls. But the arrival of the Creators Update has generated little to no interest for Edge browser, according to new data provided by market research firm NetMarketShare, with the new Windows 10 default improving its share by only 0.01 percent last month - note that the Creators Update was launched on April 5 as a manual download and on April 11 via Windows Update. Microsoft Edge was being used by only 5.61 percent of PC users in March, while one month later, the share increased to 5.62 percent, despite the arrival of the Windows 10 Creators Update and all the included improvements. On the other hand, Google Chrome, which is clearly the number one browser at the moment in the PC world, improved from 58.64 percent to 59 percent, so nearly 6 in 10 PCs are currently running Google’s browser. This means that most users who aren’t pleased with Edge are switching to Google Chrome, while some are also going for Mozilla’s Firefox (currently at 11.80 percent share). More frequent updates One reason for Microsoft Edge trailing behind its rivals is the limited availability because while Google Chrome is available on all Windows and non-Windows desktop operating systems, Edge can only be used on devices running Windows 10. Furthermore, Microsoft releases new features at a rather slow pace, usually when new OS versions also get the green light, as it was the case of the Creators Update. Microsoft wants to address this problem with the Redstone 3 update landing in September, as the company wants to start pushing updates for the browser through the Windows Store, which means it can be updated just like any other universal app on Windows 10. There’s still no word on the possibility of getting Edge on a non-Windows 10 system, as Microsoft still wants to use the browser as one of the reasons to convince users to update to this OS version. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airstream_Bill Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 How long has Google chrome been around??? How long has EDGE been around?? I like both of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Firefox x64, here. Despite statistics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCJAT Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Edge is damn good and with the new extensions platform it is quite useful now, it is very fast. I've started using it quite a lot lately since its memory use is better. Also for developers it is extremely fast doing DOM manipulation now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielson Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 This is about the 3rd user post favorable to Edge i have seen in over a year. Not bad for a browser on the edge of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
write2vivek86 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 i like both of them...edge is blazing fast.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 If Edge is browser, then I'm chief god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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