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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
After years of using Google Chrome and some months of using Opera GX. 

I gotta admit, Microsoft Edge has been a complete game changer for me and absolutely surprised me with its performance.

I don't understand the hate of it, I really love it.
gpt
I think People still consider current Chromium Edge = HTMLEdge (aka Spartan) = Internet Explorer. Also the fact it can be way too pushy with MS services and Bing. You can tone it down and silence those pesky "Microsoft recommendations" thru the use of flags. (**edge://flags/#edge-show-feature-recommendations &gt;  Set to Disable**)

I only use Edge for streams (Netflix, Prime, etc) nowadays, since it's the only Browser on Windows that unlocks 4K Resolution due to Hardware DRM without using those Windows Store crappy and sluggish apps. I make the streaming website a PWA, put it in the taskbar as a normal app and use Firefox for everything else. But I can't deny, Edge is way faster and resource efficient than Chrome on Windows PCs, sad it's way too pushy on stuff you don't want or need after each version. 

I think that's what turns people off as well, the bloatware on Edge (most can be disabled, but yeah...)