I've never really understood the irrational angst regarding Edge. That's one of those things where if you don't like it just don't use it. I don't use Edge for anything other than websites that don't behave in Firefox, but it's nice to have for exactly that reason. Generally speaking when it comes to Windows programs/services so long as whatever it is isn't actively running/pulling telemetry I don't tend to care.
With regards to Recall so long as it can actually be completely disabled I don't see a problem. That is the key though it has to be able to be completely disabled, and not enable itself with Windows Update which is where my concern comes in. Of course those of us in desktop land are largely safe due to lack of hardware, but that isn't guaranteed going forward.