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Why I Stopped Using Chrome and Never Looked Back
Recent updates to Microsoft Edge have sealed the browser deal
It’s not even on my current desktop. After more than a decade of using what is inarguably the world’s most popular web browser, Google’s Chrome doesn’t even have a spot on my taskbar. I switched to Microsoft Edge and I’m not looking back.
What started as a flirtation with Microsoft’s Edge browser and its meme-inducing name has turned into a rock-solid relationship, one that solidified when Microsoft swapped its proprietary engine for Chromium.
The truth is, I’d been looking for years to get out of what I considered a demanding browser relationship. Google’s Chrome is smart, compliant with virtually every web page, and essentially a decent internet interface. It was also a massive resource hog that managed to spin up my system fan like a jet plane preparing for takeoff and, invariably, brought my system to its knees.
Nothing crashed as often and with such frustrating regularity as Chrome. Google simply never taught it how to properly manage system resources. I know there are millions of happy Chrome users but I find it hard to believe they’re people who usually have 20 or more tabs open. That’s not just a power-user thing. My wife, who still uses Chrome because she can’t make peace…
