Microsoft Criticized for Aggressive Edge Promotion Tactics in Windows
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Microsoft has used pop-ups, prompts, defaults, and other tactics to force Windows users into using Edge instead of other browsers like Chrome.
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Microsoft made Edge the default browser in Windows 11 and made it difficult to change defaults.
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Microsoft blocked apps like EdgeDeflector that allowed bypassing Edge as the default browser.
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Microsoft forced links in Outlook and Teams to open in Edge, ignoring user's default browser.
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Microsoft's aggressive Edge promotion has drawn significant criticism and pushback, but changes so far are limited to EU countries.
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