But one Tuesday evening, as rain tapped against his window, he needed to submit a critical work document. He clicked the blue 'e'. The page loaded for a full minute, then froze. Then crashed.

The results were a list of strange names: Chrome, Firefox, Opera. But one stood out. It had a familiar swirl of blue and green, like a ocean wave. Microsoft Edge.

One of the biggest reasons to initiate a right now is the integration of Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat). A dedicated button in the sidebar allows you to chat with an AI that can summarize long PDFs, draft emails, create images, and browse the web for you—all without opening a new tab.