Inconsistency when opening office documents when set to open as read-only by default

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When you set document to open in read-only mode by default (In Informations, Protect Document, Always open in read-only mode), Word is now displaying a popup window when you open the document asking you if you want to open it in read or edit mode. This is extremelly annoying for users compared to how it was before (the document was opening in read only mode and a yellow banner at the top of the document was giving you the ability to open in edit mode. Excel and PowerPoint are still using this method). 

 

What is the idea? I really don't understand....

 

I'm on pre-release. Word build (16.0.12325.20280)

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