I wrote a blog about this some time ago, but that was on Windows 10. Things have gotten even worse on Windows 11.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/microsoft-back-to-its-old-tricks-to-get-an-edge-on-the-competition/
@jon
I really loved the old Opera. So I am a happy Vivaldi user now. It was sad finding that the Android 5 on my tablet was not supported anymore. Can't blame you, it's an old beast, but I like it 😞
Edge is probably the best browser MS has made, but its features don't seem to fit well together. And their side panel implementation is terrible. Last time I tried, I couldn't even resize it! And the tracking. The nagging.
Microsoft best things have always been programming tools. Their browsers, OSs and office suites have always been a rollercoaster. To top it, marketing people at MS seem to be in a rampage as of late. The UX dark patterns you describe are a very obvious example.
On the other hand, Vivaldi is always getting better and greater. Without Vivaldi and Firefox this would be a darker web.
@jon
Seems the only major browser still supporting it is Firefox. Thank you for the years of support anyway, you lasted much more than Samsung: they stopped updates 6 years ago.
And to top it, your browser has cost 400€ less 😅
@jgg , thank you for your support. It is great to have users like you that have been with us for a long time.
We try our best to continue to improve.
When it comes to OS support, we are kind of dependent on everyone else there. We cannot realistically support a platform the rest of the Chromium community has abandoned. I hope you are able to update the OS on your device.