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Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines

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On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:55:52 +0000, ronb wrote:

> Whoa, didn't expect this ... Edge must be real hobbyware crap.
> 
It isn't that, but it is very much beta level in the current release.  

> ~~
> Windows 10: Microsoft's new browser is a FAILURE
> 
> Microsoft tried to move users from its infamous Internet Explorer
> browser to a minimalist new web browser dubbed Edge following the launch
> of Windows 10.
> 
> But new data has revealed that Windows 10 users are reluctant to make
> the transition.
> ...
> 
> Google's Chrome browser is still the most popular choice on Windows 10,
> according to San Francisco-based firm Quantcast.
> 
> The Google browser ... accounts for a staggering 70 per cent of all
> browser activity originating from Windows 10.
> ...
> 
I was using the Chrome browser on W10 but have since moved back to IE.

> It is surprising that Microsoft has not managed to capture more users
> with its new browser.
> 
> Edge is the default browser that ships with Windows 10 – and is even
> promoted during the upgrade process.
> 
> Unless you are actively reading, checking and carefully choosing your
> options during the installation, the operating system will swap any
> rival browsers you'd set as the default on Windows 7 or 8.1 to Microsoft
> Edge.
> 
> The lacklustre performance could be due to the browser's unfinished
> functionality.
> ...
>
That last statement is a bit mild.  'could be' isn't even close to it!  
It is missing plugins and extensions which make it a non-starter for me.  
It is fast though.
 
> Windows 10, which unites the Microsoft ecosystem across a host of
> devices including smartphones, tablet and desktops PC, first rolled out
> back in July.
> 
> The Microsoft OS saw huge adoption within the first few hours of its
> release – but the new operating system has not been without issues.
> 
> Users have reported agonisingly slow boot-up speeds, wifi issues,
> privacy concerns and problems with child safety features following the
> jump to Windows 10.

The boot up speeds are weird too.  Sometimes it boots or comes out of 
hibernate/sleep very quickly with all the open apps there just fine.  
Then other times it is laggy as hell and oft times the open apps are 
there with a blank screen.  And when it does that, the only thing that 
really works is to restart.  Irritating!!

Wifi issues have been a problem for quite some time.  While W8/8.1 was 
much better about it, the wifi issues plague W10, even just losing it 
while actually in use.  And I don't mean just losing connection, it loses 
the whole damned device until you restart.




-- 
Lloyd

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Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-12 12:55 +0000
  Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-12 13:55 +0000
  Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines "Dr. John Grubor" <grubor@grubor.org.invalid> - 2015-10-13 12:01 +0000
    Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-10-13 16:51 -0400
      Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 20:55 +0000
        Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-13 16:23 -0600
          Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 22:28 +0000
            Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-13 19:40 -0400
            Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-14 18:44 -0600
      Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-13 19:35 -0400
      Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 23:47 +0000
        Re: Chrome on 70% of all Win 10 machines "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-13 19:56 -0400

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