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Windows 10 Informs Chrome and Firefox Users That Edge is 'Safer' (venturebeat.com)

Posted by msmash on from the he-says-she-says dept.

An anonymous reader shares a VentureBeat report:Microsoft has turned on a new set of Windows Tips that inform Chrome and Firefox users on Windows 10 that Edge is a "safer" browser. We reached out to Microsoft to find out how long this latest recommendation has been active. "This wave of Windows Tips for Windows 10 users began in early November," a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat. If this sounds familiar, that's because Microsoft turned on similar Windows 10 tips back in July, warning Chrome/Firefox users about battery drain and then recommending Edge instead.

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  1. Safer this week by OffTheLip · · Score: 5, Interesting

    but over time the MSFT security track record is not so good. Thanks but I will pass.

  2. Comparison of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures by Jon+Abbott · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Here are CVE details for each browser:

    Edge: https://www.cvedetails.com/pro...
    Chrome: https://www.cvedetails.com/pro...
    Firefox: https://www.cvedetails.com/pro...

    It looks like each of them has had their fair share of significant security flaws. Does anyone track how quickly flaws are patched for each?

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  3. The new Microsoft? by markdavis · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I love how just two days ago how some people were posting here: https://linux.slashdot.org/sto... how much better and open Microsoft is than it used to be. How they are such a better company.

    Sorry, this is the same old news- using their near monopolistic powers to put up messages about their competition. I guess this just follows after making sure dual boot is a disaster, locking out competing OS's on certain hardware, giving away near free licenses of their products to governments trying to break free of MS lockin by using Linux....