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Microsoft now pops up a poll asking why you'd want to use another browser when you download Chrome (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by dantheclamman to c/technology
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[–] thefloweracidic 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think one huge issue is that edge is fine, it is a browser that works. There is nothing competitively interesting about it to make people consider switching, plus there is the infamy of IE and Micro$oft's reputation to contend with.

They should just develop a lightweight browser installer and bow out of the browser wars.

[–] pathief 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That will never happen, a browser is probably the best telemetry source you can possibly have. Microsoft wouldn't dream to give that up.

[–] thefloweracidic 6 points 1 year ago

Oh I know, I was just living in a better world for a second.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They run the operating system, they collect all that data without the browser