Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
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Re: Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
#2Make it hard for others to use other browsers, then push them in to getting in to buying things they cannot afford. Very unethical and I hope there are repercussions for all this horrible behavior.
Re: Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
#3Make it hard for others to use other browsers, then push them in to getting in to buying things they cannot afford. Very unethical and I hope there are repercussions for all this horrible behavior.
Can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs, y'know? I'd like to believe that people will stop using Windows now, but I think at best they might just lose some market share over the next 5 years.
Re: Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
#4This article is click-bait bullshit.
The title says "Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge browser"
But the text says: "Microsoft has not responded to repeated requests for comment. Given the widespread condemnation of the feature, it may be reconsidering a full rollout – its deal with Zip permitting."
There is zero substance in this article.
And I say the above as a 90's Linux die-hard who loves to bash MSFT.
Re: Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
#5Slightly related but windows 11 is such a bad version that I'm going back to windows 10. The hotch potch of the old menus and the new menus are bizarre to say the least.
Re: Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
#6Microsoft finally made a browser which renders websites as expected, is up-to-date regarding security and features, and (most) people actually don't have the need to replace it with anything else.
I will never understand why they NEED to ruin this. It's baffling.
Re: Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
#7Microsoft finally made a browser which renders websites as expected, is up-to-date regarding security and features, and (most) people actually don't have the need to replace it with anything else. I will never understand why they NEED to ruin this. It's baffling.
They copied a browser which renders websites the same way as the browser they copied from. Value add, whether you like their choices or not, is arguably the only reason one would pick their browser over the browser they copied.
Re: Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
#8Microsoft finally made a browser which renders websites as expected, is up-to-date regarding security and features, and (most) people actually don't have the need to replace it with anything else. I will never understand why they NEED to ruin this. It's baffling.
It is a for profit company, the reason is always profit.
Re: Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
#9"Interest-free"? Maybe in the technical sense, but a $4 fee on the minimum $35 purchase for a six week loan is a pretty honkin' high effective rate.
If I didn't mess up the inputs, the calculator at https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/financial/apr-cal... says this is equivalent to a 163.2642% APR.
Granted, the effective rate will be considerably less for larger purchases.
Re: Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
#10This is what your MS browser has become? Basically a tracking device for “dealz”, Which you can then pay for. It’s basically become the dollar general of browsers. There were insecure browser plugins that did this 10-15 years ago. This is Laughable and sad.