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MicrosoftIntroducing Buy now, pay later in Microsoft Edge
mehua Well, so much for using Edge anymore. I actually decided to make it my main browser on my server, and... this is completely ruining any good will you had, and is likely something that will prevent me from ever using your browser again. I gave it a try. It was good. You ruined it.
Just a tip for future development: if it's not core to a web browsing experience or security in that experience, it doesn't belong baked into the browser. It doesn't matter how much money you're getting to put in bloated adware. The fact that you're selling out your web browser is disgusting.
NerdelbaumFrink There is a good case for building browsers with differentiating features (otherwise we might as well all just be using Chrome and Safari) and MS have done a good job with adding stuff that Chrome should have put in years ago. But MS also seem addicted to these spammy, half-baked tie-ins with random companies that will be dropped anyway in a year or two. See the Pinterest integration in Collections (why??). This one is presumably driven by some manager stressing about Edge not hitting revenue / engagement targets, caring nothing about the fact that they're corrupting their core browser with gimmicky, exploitative rubbish. It's a shame because chromium Edge has been a genuine success in my view, and has even made browser choice relevant again.
