New Edge Browser Experience

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Summary:

This article introduces the new Edge browser launched by Microsoft in January 2020 and evaluates its pros and cons. The new Edge can directly import data from Google Chrome and supports plugins from both Microsoft and Chrome stores, also adding a 'Collections' feature, but there are some layout issues. Additionally, the author compares the video loading speed of the new Edge browser with Google Chrome and finds that there is not much difference. Finally, the author expresses the hope that Microsoft will take the browser seriously to avoid the new Edge becoming the next IE browser.

In January 2020, Microsoft launched the new Edge browser, which currently offers four versions for download on the official website: Stable, Canary, Beta, and Dev. The Stable version can be downloaded from the official website.

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Firstly, the new Edge can directly import bookmarks, passwords, browsing history, plugins, and other data from Google Chrome, achieving seamless integration between Google Chrome and Edge.

In terms of browser layout, since the new browser is based on the Chromium kernel, the overall layout is similar to Google Chrome, and in detail, Microsoft continues its consistent large icon design, adding a large icon in front of each function, which results in a significant portion of the screen being occupied when multiple dropdown menus are opened.

As is well known, installing plugins from the Chrome Web Store in Google Chrome requires a bit of magic, but in the new Edge browser, it supports direct downloads from Microsoft's plugin store, and you can search for most of the plugins available in the Chrome Web Store.

If you can't find the desired plugin in Microsoft's plugin store, you can also download plugins from the Chrome Web Store to Edge browser, which is very convenient.

The new Edge also adds a 'Collections' feature, which is bookmarks with images, currently feeling like a rather redundant feature.

I saw some people on the internet review that the new Edge browser loads YouTube videos faster than Google Chrome, so I tested it:

This is the situation of Google Chrome loading YouTube videos

This is the situation of the new Edge browser loading YouTube videos

It can be seen that, after clearing the browser cache and exiting software that might occupy the network, Google Chrome starts loading the video from the 18th frame, and completes loading a YouTube video and starts playing at the 102nd frame, which means the loading time took 84 frames; while the new Edge browser starts loading the video from the 19th frame, and completes loading at the 106th frame, with a loading time of 87 frames. The loading speed difference is only 3 frames, so it can be said that the loading time of the new Edge browser and Google Chrome is the same.

It can be seen that the new Edge browser is still very competitive, especially in terms of plugins, temporarily filling the gap caused by the inability to access the Chrome Web Store in China. I hope Microsoft can take the browser seriously and not let the new Edge browser become the next IE browser.