Microsoft Edge is the top downloaded package on macOS Homebrew

*Top downloaded cask, which only includes GUI applications . Regular formulae are at [1]; the most popular is OpenSSL.

Note that these statistics are only for the last 30 days, and they only include users who have opted into Homebrew analytics (and I suspect users who don’t opt in are much less likely to download Microsoft products). That being said, I’m definitely still surprised that it’s number 1 — who uses Edge on a Mac? Maybe web developers who need to test their websites?

[1]: https://formulae.brew.sh/analytics/install/30d/

charrondev 4y ago ↗

I swapped to it from Firefox. I want to avoid google, but the chromium dev tools are better. Also they have a really nice side tabs in Edge (built in).

Additionally they also have a built in tab suspension feature with an exclusion list.

tonyedgecombe 4y ago ↗

I did for a while but then it started trying to interefere with my Amazon purchases so I went back to Firefox.

toper-centage 4y ago ↗

You want to avoid Google for Microsoft? What is the reason?

emptyparadise 4y ago ↗

Microsoft is arguably the lesser evil given that their business model doesn't rely on data collection and tracking.

actuallyalys 4y ago ↗

Looking over the past year [0] shows a more expected distribution, with Edge at #8 and Chrome and Firefox above it.

[0]: https://formulae.brew.sh/analytics/cask-install/365d/

latexr 4y ago ↗

> cask, which only includes GUI applications

Casks include way more than GUI applications: fonts, drivers, audio plugins, colour pickers, proprietary CLI tools…

chrislas 4y ago ↗

Is this a way to avoid that awful Microsoft updater?

Microsoft Edge is the top downloaded package on macOS Homebrew (formulae.brew.sh)

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