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Wait... Microsoft is still pretending that having their web browser installed is vital to the continued operation of their OS?
Mac does the same. You can't remove Safari and you can't
sudo chmod 0 /Applications/Safari.appAsk me how I know 😒
how do you know?
HE ASKED ONE THING OF YOU
And he delivered.
No, we spoke about this, never answer the request
I read it on wikihow
neato burrito
Well, in their eyes, it seems vital to be sending me adverts as notifications, I guess it's probably also vital that those adverts have a browser to link through
Did we not teach them a lesson about this in the 90s?
The lesson they learned in the 90s is that you can drag a trial out long enough to get a favorable administration in office to give you a slap on the wrist.
Isn't it required for all networked services they provide via windows (for example windows update, network connectivity checks, etc)
If you buy that.
Tbh I have no idea, it was just an educated guess
Some old applications depend on IE, but not Edge
Browsers use network functions. Any program can use network functions, no need for a browser.
Can you install applications in any other way on windows?
Yes, Windows has an app store, and a CLI package manager called Winget now.
But the Windows app store is garbage and Windows users are pathologically afraid of the terminal so...effectively no.
I tried giving Winget a try but it kind of sucks.
You can just run the portable version without installing.
Yes, you can install Chocolatey without using a browser.
Meh, weak argument in my opinion. If one happens to run into the problem of having no browser, there are other ways around it. E.g., using your smartphone to download the installer of a browser and transfer it to the PC. People, who run into situations where they could end up with no browser are usually those who are overwhelmed with the internet anyways.
That they don't make it easy to uninstall edge, while it's easy to fuck up your system in other ways, clearly shows that it's not about helping DAUs, but about forcing edge onto users.
If there was a simple checkbox to uninstall Edge... checking it back on would just install it. That's how the rest of Windows system features work.
And how it tries to accomodate user that does not want any browser?
I.e. without browser installed? It contradicts your previous statement.
Will Microsoft send spare disk for all the bloat user don't want, but can't delete?