Why does Microsoft feel the need to force adoption of their browser?
The browser comes installed, and is not the best browser (for everyone, at least). If a user wants to change the browser, why does that matter to MS so much?
I'm genuinely curious because it seems like universally hated behavior by MS, but without any obvious benefit - so, what am I missing?
And just as all Google software is only accessible via a browser, Microsoft sees their future in Office 365 and related offerings, accessed from anywhere via a browser. Having a large browser market share is very much about securing their current and future business model, which is why both companies leverage their market position to force adoption of their respective browser.
Does MS have an ad business? Also, as I understand it, Google made a browser to ensure competitors couldn't lock out users from Google's search at the browser level. While they get data they can use to improve advertising, it doesn't seem like the model is there for MS in the same way.
I feel like the article title is incredibly misleading.
From what I understand, the user can change their default browser and use whatever they want. However, there are some windows/OS processes that may automatically launch Edge to view a specific webpage (some types of help file rendering? Not super clear What process trigger this). It is Not a blanket ban on non-edge browsers.
Idk but I don't see it as being that big of a deal. It feels like like getting upset that my android phone uses Chrome for its WebView even though I have Brave set to my default. Sure it's annoying, but it's only being used to view some immediate page at which point I can exit and go back to my normal browsing.
It uses this URI scheme for the widget view and the start menu web search results IIUC. This is not just help files, it’s things that are front and center that users will use many times a day.
The browser comes installed, and is not the best browser (for everyone, at least). If a user wants to change the browser, why does that matter to MS so much?
I'm genuinely curious because it seems like universally hated behavior by MS, but without any obvious benefit - so, what am I missing?