Microsoft just called Edge the 'best' browser after Mac users questioned it

Microsoft has decided to embrace the latest joke at Edge’s expense instead of pretending it never happened.

A post on X showing Microsoft’s download page for Edge on macOS asked a question that plenty of Apple users have probably wondered before. “What kind of FREAK uses microsoft edge ON A MAC???”

Rather than letting everyone else answer, the official Microsoft Edge account jumped in with a four-word reply.

“Best freakin’ browser.”

Then, the browser account doubled down on the push after someone commented that they only use Edge when they’re on a Windows machine, to which they replied, “Maybe it’s time to make the switch on Mac too 👀.”

It’s not every day you see Microsoft confidently calling Edge the best browser, especially on Apple’s platform where Safari dominates and Chrome remains the default choice for a lot of people. If anything, Edge has spent years trying to convince people it’s worth installing at all.

The funny part is that the replies weren’t filled with people dunking on Edge. Quite a few Mac users actually defended it.

Some pointed to its memory usage, while others said they preferred it over Chrome because it felt lighter. A few mentioned that they use it because they already rely on Microsoft’s ecosystem for work, so keeping Edge around makes sense alongside Teams, Office, or Visual Studio Code. There were also users who simply said they liked the browser and didn’t understand why it gets so much hate.

That said, I’ve tried Edge on macOS more than once, and there’s nothing objectively bad about it. In fact, Microsoft has added several genuinely useful features over the years, from Sleeping Tabs to vertical tabs and AI-powered tools. The company has also become one of Chromium’s biggest contributors, so it’s hard to dismiss Edge as “just another Chrome clone.”

Still, Edge has never managed to become my browser of choice on a Mac.

I keep coming back to Dia and Brave instead. Dia feels fresh because it’s trying something different with its various unique features. Brave, on the other hand, strikes a nice balance between speed, privacy, and a clean interface. Oh, and its ad-blocking capabilities are on par with uBlock Origin, if not better, especially now that browser makers are ending support for MV2 extensions.

Edge sits somewhere in the middle. It’s good. Better than many people give it credit for, actually. It just doesn’t have a strong enough identity on macOS to pull users away from browsers they’ve already settled into.

Microsoft also hasn’t done itself many favors recently. The company has been removing long-standing Edge features while pushing Copilot deeper into the browser, a direction that hasn’t gone down particularly well with many existing users.

At the end of the day, social media moments like this probably do more for Edge than another polished marketing campaign. Microsoft acknowledged the joke, played along with it, and ended up reminding people that yes, Edge is available on the Mac, and yes, plenty of Mac users are already using it.

Whether that’s enough to convince anyone to download it is another matter.

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