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Where has the 'Add to Collections' option gone in Mark up Capture?
The option for adding a web capture to a Collection seems to have disappeared. Has this permanently disappeared? We found this pretty useful for capturing an image or an image of text in inaccessible documents (e.g. PDF, online ebooks), but now it seems to have gone and there isn't any other alternative. For example pasting a capture into a Collection doesn't work (only accepts text).467Views1like0CommentsRe: Introducing Buy now, pay later in Microsoft Edge
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.8.7KViews9likes0CommentsRe: Introducing Buy now, pay later in Microsoft Edge
Please don't do this. We've been promoting Microsoft Edge over Chrome to students because of the excellent accessiblity and learning features, how can we in good conscience continue promoting the browser when it has this sort of nonsense built in? How much is this kind of thing worth to a multi-billion company anyway, surely not enough compared to the bad publicity it will generate? At the very least make it an extension or opt-in. Seems like Microsoft managers obsessing again about short-term takeup stats and revenue, rather than committing to a product long term.8.7KViews11likes0Comments
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