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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.
- 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.
- First of all, Vivalidi has a social media integration.
Shopping is for everyone.
Yeah I kinda get your point hope Edge team can balance taht out> 🙂 I totally agree,
I personally have no use for Pinterest integration because i don't use that website.
I also have no use for coupon etc. because it doesn't support my local merchants. (US is not the only country in the world)
extensions are perfectly fine for these situations. any code built and added to Edge can expand the attack surface of the whole browser and introduce unintended bugs.
there are a lot of bloated browsers with useless features like Opera or Brave browser. Edge shouldn't copy them.
SpoilerOpera (for all the useless sidebar and 3rd party stuff in it)
Brave (for Tor integration which is Not secure, because TOR developers themselves say it's only secure in Tor browser, based on Firefox).
now Edge following their foot step is worrying.
these features weren't even asked by users, they weren't on the top feedback list either, it was a decision made by Edge developers strictly.
what if tomorrow they force another unwanted thing to the browser, like newsguard which exists in Edge mobile? that extension and company behind it is biased and the way they categorize and score news sources is Brainwashing.
Edge is using Chromium now, it's no longer using the EdgeHTML engine, now extensions are a major advantage and tens of thousands of extensions are out there, so better use them instead of shipping everything with the browser.
extensions are modules, anyone who wants them and needs them, adds them to the browser.
- Wait, you can disable some of the features
