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MicrosoftIntroducing Buy now, pay later in Microsoft Edge
“Buy now, pay later,” or BNPL, lets shoppers break their purchases into equal installment payments, often interest-free, which can allow shoppers to get their purchase upfront, instead of having to w...
Debt is a every serious, very real problem in the US and around the world. Baking this kind of "buy more than you can actually afford" directly into the browser is not only unrelated to the general browsing experience, it is downright dangerous for thousands of people, specially as the holiday season begins.
Edge has become such a great browser in the past years. User-oriented features like vertical tabs, groups and collections, while also being fast and secure, made me and many others switch over from Chrome. But this feature in particular seems evil considering the context and timing.
Please, please, please reconsider this decision. Do not push this to stable, putting one feature no one ever asked for in an otherwise lean and fast browser. But more importantly, do not push this kind of predatory "financial services" to everyone just before Christmas during a worldwide pandemic. You know better Microsoft.
Edge has become such a great browser in the past years. User-oriented features like vertical tabs, groups and collections, while also being fast and secure, made me and many others switch over from Chrome. But this feature in particular seems evil considering the context and timing.
Please, please, please reconsider this decision. Do not push this to stable, putting one feature no one ever asked for in an otherwise lean and fast browser. But more importantly, do not push this kind of predatory "financial services" to everyone just before Christmas during a worldwide pandemic. You know better Microsoft.