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Re:Tell HN: Skype on web does not support Firefox by cameronbrown on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:03AM (#20819333)
> no dependencies and prioritised performance above anything

Edge was in a weird position where it somehow looked fast but felt sluggish. A real shame it didn't work out though.

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Re:Tell HN: Skype on web does not support Firefox by vezycash on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:40AM (#20819644)
It was sluggish and hung for no reason. It was super bare boned and still slow. So, if I installed the same number of extensions as I have on Firefox, it would grind to a halt. I guess that's what we get when they prioritize looks or design over functionality.

The most annoying part for me was updates. They supposedly created Edge as a browser decoupled from the OS unlike Internet Explorer. They claimed that with Edge, they would be able to iterate quickly with regular updates - like Chrome.

Yet, for 4 years, updating edge required a major OS update AFAIK.

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Re:Tell HN: Skype on web does not support Firefox by zsrxx on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:32AM (#20819554)
It felt sluggish because they were forced to use the Metro UI toolkit. Had they used Win32, it would have blown Firefox and maybe Chrome out of the water.
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