Don't Give The Browser Such Hope

Edge thinking it finally escaped the prison of being everyone's "download Chrome" button. For years, this browser existed solely to download its own replacement—a fate worse than death. But now that Microsoft rebuilt it on Chromium, Edge gets accidentally launched and experiences a brief moment of pure euphoria, believing it might actually be someone's default browser.

Spoiler alert: You're still just opening it to grab that one PDF from your downloads folder before immediately alt-tabbing back to Chrome. The cycle of suffering continues.

Fun fact: Edge actually shares the same engine as Chrome now (Chromium), so it's basically Chrome wearing a Microsoft costume. Still doesn't stop us from treating it like the family member nobody invited to Thanksgiving.