This is one area I give MS a pass. Google engaged in aggressive Chrome pushing for years, people seem to forget now that it’s so ubiquitous they don’t really need to anymore. It’s good someone is fighting back. Especially since, while I much prefer Firefox, Edge is actually decent.
But Chrome had a clear advantage those days compared to other solutions
Microsoft's value proposition? PDF users and memory consumption?
https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-edge-buy-now-pay-la...
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2021/05/21/preview-micro...
"[...] To help these students on their learning journey, we are excited to announce that Microsoft Math Solver will be available as a preview feature starting with Microsoft Edge 91 stable. Microsoft Math Solver allows a student to snap a picture of a math problem – be it handwritten or printed – and get an instant solution with step-by-step instructions to help them learn how to reach the solution on their own."
Built-in vertical tabs? Tab Collections? If you like Chrome as a browser, and don't really care about Google, isn't that better to use the built-in one? "It's not IE11" is value for anyone using "the browser which comes with Windows".
A distressing amount of "I don't use the Internet, I just check my emails" in my old university IT support days.