With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. Brave has also had its own scandals- Brave was once caught rewriting affiliate links but relented after criticism.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. For example, Brave Browser has a following, but it's also full of cryptocurrency-related features you will have to disable if you're not into that sort of thing. If you use a Mac, you might consider Safari- you should seriously consider using Safari on a Mac-but there's no Safari for Windows anymore. We hope Microsoft does the same thing one day. Still, Mozilla Firefox has had a good run since 2017, and we haven't seen as many red flags from Mozilla. It's hard not to see some parallels with Edge here-browser developers cramming in questionable features that users don't want rather than slowing down and proceeding methodically. In 2017, I wrote that Mozilla had lost its way with Firefox after the company forced a cryptically named add-on that looked like malware into users' browsers as a promotional tie-in with the TV show Mr. A lot of us- myself included-were upset about some of the decisions Firefox made years ago. Mozilla Firefox is still out there, though. Again, why can't it be an extension for people who want it? Microsoft is working on adding a cryptocurrency wallet to Edge.Do you need a coupon? Want to do price comparisons? No thanks, please keep this out of the browser's interface-can't this just be a browser extension? Edge is also packed with online shopping features.We don't need a button that opens a web-based version of Solitaire on the MSN website in our browser's sidebar. That annoying Edge sidebar isn't new and is designed to push other Microsoft web properties.( Bing Chat is pretty cool, but please don't force it on us, Microsoft.) For weeks, Microsoft forced people to edit the Windows Registry to disable it before finally relenting and adding an easy option to turn it off. It works awkwardly-opening the sidebar when you mouse over it rather than clicking. Microsoft crammed a huge Bing Chat 'Discover' button onto Edge's toolbar.Many people recommend caution with 'Buy now, pay later' loans. Call us old-fashioned, but we really don't like the idea of a web browser offering people loans. Edge now offers you loans while you shop online.

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