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This level of insidious marketing is a pain, but more than that I'm struggling to understand why Microsoft wants me to use their browser so badly.
What's the motivation?
If you don't use Edge they won't be able to track the web sites you visit so they can sell your data to advertisers.
Google does it too with Chrome. That's why if you visit Google sites with a non-Chrome browser they will push you to use Chrome.
And Microsoft Edge gets rid of Internet Explorer. IE sucks except for one thing: built-in browser-based RSS support. THat alone is worth keeping it.
The motivation is money. If you don't use Edge they won't be able to track the web sites you visit so they can sell your data to advertisers. Google does it too with Chrome. That's why if you visit Google sites with a non-Chrome browser they will push you to use Chrome.
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Edge is IE. It is mostly just a different name with exact same issues.
Is it? I thought it was based on Chromium now?
In the late 90's and early 2000's Internet Explore basically defined web standards. Once Microsoft decided on a new feature it became a strong candidate to be a new standard. It didn't always become a standard but developers were force to adapt their web pages to make sure they worked properly on IE. They want that power back.