The Sams Report EP 67: Extensions, HPE Goes Britain

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  03 December, 2016 - 8:42 pm

  <p>Glad to have you back Brad, we missed ya!</p>

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  04 December, 2016 - 2:08 pm

  <blockquote><em><a href="#28455">In reply to </a><a href="../../users/graple">graple</a><a href="#28455">:</a></em></blockquote>
  <p>:)</p>

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  03 December, 2016 - 9:13 pm

  <p>Re Edge, NetMarketshare shows Windows 10 usage at 23.72% at the end of November, and Edge usage at 5.21%, inferring that Edge is used by fewer than 1 in 4 Windows 10 users.</p>
  <p>At what level of usage does Edge constitute a fail? At what level of usage does it become economically highly unwise to throw as many engineers at it as possible?</p>
  <p>Edge has a few problems, not least it doesn’t run everything enterprises have on their intranets. If that means most enterprises won’t use it, that leaves SMBs and consumers. Why should consumers with older monitors use Edge? What does it provide which Chrome and Firefox don’t? Bluntly, what incentives are there to use Edge if one’s hardware is at best so-so? Per Netmarketshare, of screens with at least 1 million pixels (1280 x 800 and up), only 4.2% have more pixels than 1920×1080. To me that says there’s not much of a user base for Edge’s better handling of high DPI displays.</p>

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  05 December, 2016 - 2:11 pm

  <blockquote><em><a href="#28461">In reply to </a><a href="../../users/hrlngrv">hrlngrv</a><a href="#28461">:</a></em></blockquote>
  <p>I understand and I mostly agree, but despite the fact that I am a power user, I am trying to use Edge instead of Chrome, for a variety of reasons. I don’t know if people would see the same value in these reasons as I do, but Edge does have its merits:</p>
  <p>* Font rendering is superior to other browsers (at least to my eyes)</p>
  <p>* I like its design and speed</p>
  <p>* Battery life is better with Edge</p>
  <p>* Integrated in Windows 10, uses Windows 10 services</p>
  <p>* Utilizes HiDPI displays better than other browsers</p>
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  <p>Having said that, there are also many disadvantages and problems and I hope Microsoft solves them fast. They should definitely update Edge separately from the Windows OS. Microsoft should treat Edge as an app. They should definitely work on its stability and also make it more extensible and versatile. If you are using Chrome or Firefox there are few reasons to switch to Edge.</p>

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