Must-read Windows coverageĭefend your network with Microsoft outside-in security services Those claims aren’t unfounded, considering the browser’s built on top of Google’s Chromium engine.įigure A Microsoft Edge is an alternative browser for the Mac that’s packed with many features.

Microsoft’s replacement for the long popular (and infamous) Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, as shown in Figure A, is an alternative marketed as being fast and secure.

SEE: Checklist: Microsoft 365 app and services deployments on Macs (TechRepublic Premium) Often, however, users run into an issue in which a specific Web-based platform proves incompatible with Safari, or an alternate browser (often Google Chrome) may be recommended, instead. Mac users have many choices when it comes to a Web browser- Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera Norway’s Opera among them-but many professionals find it easiest just to use Safari, the browser included by default within macOS. But is Microsoft Edge worth the download? Erik Eckel explores just how well Microsoft Edge serves Mac users. Mac users have many choices when it comes to selecting a Web browser.

Running Microsoft Edge on a Mac: The pros and cons

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