[RajBhai]

The other day I tried to install Chrome on a new laptop. (Insert joke about what Edge is good for.) However, Edge wasn't letting me actually download the Chrome installer. When I clicked the download button on the Chrome website, instead of any indication of its progress or completion, Edge instead displayed a pop-up that kept reassuring me that Edge was just as good.

So it turns out, Edge isn't even good enough to fulfill its meme.

[spuz]

Interestingly those banners telling you Edge is just as good only appear when you Bing Chrome, not Firefox.

[pnt12]

Download Edge, then download Firefox, then download Chrome.

Edge: the best browser downloader downloader!

[coffeeling]

I just tried it out, Edge showed the banner twice, once over the Chrome download confirmation (when the browsers asks if you're sure you want to keep an .exe file), and the second didn't obey the X to close. I had to click on the downloads list to be able to tell Edge to keep the Chrome installer.

[LeanderK]

wait a minute...were you able to download chrome in the end? Or was edge straight up refusing to download it?

[RajBhai]

If I recall, the automatic download didn't work. I had to click the manual download link.

The pop-up said Edge was based on Chrome with the added trust of MS.

I really wish I could get others to use Firefox, but they're too used to Chrome.

[ivanmontillam]

I got curious and tried it. Yes, the installer is downloaded, but there are a bunch of banners when attempting it.

[coffeeling]

I just tried it out, Edge showed the banner twice, once over the Chrome download confirmation (when the browsers asks if you're sure you want to keep an .exe file), and the second didn't obey the X to close. I had to click on the downloads list to be able to tell Edge to keep the Chrome installer.