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Better battery life with Microsoft Edge

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Re: Better battery life with Microsoft Edge

#5

Post by m4x »

brian_herman wrote: post #3

Independent reviews need to be done. I can only assume bias with this post.

> These tests are repeatable by other browsers or curious users, backed by methodology documents and open source code.

https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/BrowserEfficiencyTest/

They have released their test methodology and code, so you can independently review to your hearts content.

Despite obviously wanting to be the market leader, they seem to be genuinely interested in helping everybody else up their game too. It's nice to see from such a large company

Re: Better battery life with Microsoft Edge

#7

Post by eps »

m4x wrote: post #5
brian_herman wrote: post #3

Independent reviews need to be done. I can only assume bias with this post.

> These tests are repeatable by other browsers or curious users, backed by methodology documents and open source code. https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/BrowserEfficiencyTest/ They have released their test methodology and code, so you can independently review to your hearts content. Despite obviously wanting to be the market leader, they seem to be genuinely interested in helping everybody else up their game too. It's…

> they seem to be genuinely interested in helping everybody else up their game too

No, they are not.

The speed of Microsoft's transformation from universally hated evil FUD masters to white and fluffy friends of everyone really boggles one's mind. Just as does the gullibility and naivete of those taking it all for face value. Microsoft may be missing Balmer as a head figure, but it is the same old corporation that doesn't give a flying fuck about anything or anyone except for its own interests, which has been made abundantly clear by their past and prsent Windows 10 shenannigans. "We hear you loud and clear, you want to have better control over telemetry, so we included a choice of vaseline flavours in Creators Update." But, yeah, let's focus on their fresh coat of marketing paint with liberal sprinkle of github repos and assume that all these surely come from some other Board of directors and CEO.

Fish rots from the head. Microsoft has never been an ethical company and it still is not.

Re: Better battery life with Microsoft Edge

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Post by huac »

eps wrote: post #7
m4x wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> These tests are repeatable by other browsers or curious users, backed by methodology documents and open source code. https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/BrowserEfficiencyTest/ They have released their test methodology and code, so you can independently review to your hearts content. Despite obviously wanting to be the market leader, they seem to be genuinely interested in helping everybody else up their game too. It's…

> they seem to be genuinely interested in helping everybody else up their game too No, they are not. The speed of Microsoft's transformation from universally hated evil FUD masters to white and fluffy friends of everyone really boggles one's mind. Just as does the gullibility and naivete of those taking it all for face value. Microsoft may be missing Balmer as a head figure, but it is the same old corporation that do…

Helping Chrome or Firefox improve their battery life - on Windows 10 - improves the image of Windows laptops overall.

Re: Better battery life with Microsoft Edge

#10

Post by aeleos »

eps wrote: post #7
m4x wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> These tests are repeatable by other browsers or curious users, backed by methodology documents and open source code. https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/BrowserEfficiencyTest/ They have released their test methodology and code, so you can independently review to your hearts content. Despite obviously wanting to be the market leader, they seem to be genuinely interested in helping everybody else up their game too. It's…

> they seem to be genuinely interested in helping everybody else up their game too No, they are not. The speed of Microsoft's transformation from universally hated evil FUD masters to white and fluffy friends of everyone really boggles one's mind. Just as does the gullibility and naivete of those taking it all for face value. Microsoft may be missing Balmer as a head figure, but it is the same old corporation that do…

Yes, but the reason people are happy is because Microsoft is helping its own interest by doing things that people want. Which is a lot better than not doing things people want and furthering their own interests, because its usually not what people want. And it is something that people have been wanting for a long time.
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