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Introducing Shopping with Microsoft Edge
markshelton I am sorry, but why is this directly integrated into the browser? This should be an extension, something I can opt-in to install, not part of the browser's codebase and something I need to opt-out to. The same applies to the Pinterest feature. Both have nothing to do with the browser's core use case but with individual user browsing needs and patterns. And that's exactly what extensions are for!
I am honestly very disappointed with the direction you're going here. On every update I now need to check the settings and look for some feature that sends my browsing data to some unknown service. I was so happy with the new Edge to finally replace Chrome but now again, I might need to search for a browser that is not bloated with "features" that should be extensions.
You can opt out. There in privacy you can turn it off and also tehre is a option to turn off pinterest.- I know that I can opt out. I am questioning the general idea of putting features into the browsers core code that clearly should be extensions (following the opt-in idea).
Where do they draw the line? Will there be a feature to directly post something to facebook/instagram/whatsapp? Will there be a feature to modifiy cookies? Will there be a feature to investigate SharePoint sites? All those are useful extensions which should not be integrated into the browser's core feature set because they serve a very specific purpose.
What's the reasoning behind the idea to directly integrate shopping/pinterest as a browser feature and not providing a shopping/pinterest extension? Plus: there are already tons of extensions to find cheaper product offerings, why is this so important to bloat the codebase with a specific shopping feature?- Also the coupon thing isnt tht as bloatware. It only turns on when there is a coupon. the Old edge had it as well. With Cortona intergation of course.
NinjaSquirrel Thank you for your feedback! Our goal is that our shopping experiences are helpful when you're actively shopping and fade into the background when you're not -- we're working hard to make sure we get this balance right. Privacy is incredibly important to the Microsoft Edge team - you can read more about the privacy of our shopping experiences here in our Microsoft Edge Privacy Whitepaper.
