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Hello,

I have read from various sources that Microsoft -- in recent years -- has voiced support for Linux whereas such a sentiment was not known from Microsoft in the past. The fact that they've (Microsoft) built their Edge Browser on top of Chromium, and released a version of their Edge browser to the Linux market, definitely speaks of a potential penetration into the Linux community from Microsoft. 

Considering IBM's recent acquisition (recent as in ~2years now, if I recall correctly) of Red Hat and therefore Fedora (considering Red Hat's influence on Fedora), it seems there might be a convergence of "big tech" into the Linux world in the years to come, particularly within the consumer market since Linux variations have had a strong presence within the corporate world for a while now -- especially within the network-side of the "tech" industries where Linux servers seem to outperform Microsoft servers.

Now then, since Google has been the primary "big tech" corporation to have a presence within the Linux consumer market with their ChromeOS, I think it's reasonable to foresee they'll be encountering new competitors in the years ahead, in particular from an IBM supported Fedora and -- who knows what -- from Microsoft. What's notable here, is that by releasing a Linux supported web browser, Microsoft is now actively participating within the Linux market, and this in itself is worth monitoring.  

For those curious, here is an excerpt from a Microsoft blog article:
Date published: October 2020 (so, fairly recent)
Reading through the comments in this thread, it seems many are against Microsoft's penetration into the Linux market, and it seems ahen was aware of this potential sentiment by qualifying their comment with, "Some will have ideological objections,". So then, if one removes any ideological objections and corporate bias(es), it is reasonable to recognize this release of the Linux supported Edge browser by Microsoft to be a development worth monitoring since it suggests that "big tech" sees consumers flocking to Linux distributions and this is a "lost" market for them.  (And  I wonder why...?)

Personally thinking that the commercial Linux market will see a significant amount of "movement" from major corporate players such as IBM and Microsoft in the years ahead -- in addition to Google. Very interesting. 

Exhibit A:
IBM has released new ThinkPads sold with Fedora:
(So, an added "bonus" of IBM"s acquisition of Red Hat is that they now have an opportunity to penetrate into the consumer market whereas such an opportunity was not on the horizon for IBM.)

Note the date on that article: April 2020.
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And Microsoft released a Linux version of their Edge Browser in October of 2020.
Just a coincidence...? 

I bet IBM's kicking themselves for abandoning their ThinkPads to Lenovo, especially now that they have an operating system to "sell" to both the consumer and commercial markets. In any case, there's no doubt that Microsoft has been watching Google's slow (and successful) movements with Linux in recent years, and now with IBM's Fedora move, how can one not foresee a future where the Linux community -- both the consumer side and the commercial side -- is dominated by a corporate presence? 

Anyways, I think I've digressed a bit too far from the original topic.

Cheers for this thread! 

If you want something like Chrome, I'd suggest Vivaldi. It works well on anything Linux. Microsoft is kinda defeating the purpose of anything Linux.

help.vivaldi.com/desktop/install-update/manual-setup-vivaldi-linux-repositories/