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It doesn't. But there's no reason anyone should be running a browser without an ad-blocker in the first place. Edge should have a lightweight ad-blocker built-
by theseatoms 10y ago
It doesn't.
But there's no reason anyone should be running a browser without an ad-blocker in the first place. Edge should have a lightweight ad-blocker built-in by default.
- cordite 10y agoHow would that fair with Bing's ad network?
- tremon 10y agoHow is that the user's problem?
- cordite 10y agoMicrosoft adding an ad-blocker by default, while also owning an ad service seems to be a set of conflicting interests.
- niftich 10y agoIt's not, but it's Microsoft's problem. The reason Edge exists is to try to win back market share from Chrome. The reason Chrome exists is to perpetuate the Google ecosystem by making Google offerings cross-platform, but more importantly Chrome-platform -- not just Google ads. But you're right, Microsoft will have to decide which one is more important: driving ad eyeballs to Microsoft properties at the expense of Google properties -- or -- decreasing the share of users using Chrome and by proxy, the attractiveness of Google's integrated cloud email/drive/docs offerings.
- ebbv 10y agoConsidering Microsoft recently added ads to the Windows 10 login screen, I wouldn't hold my breath on Edge coming with an ad blocker out of the box. EDIT: Downvotes? Really this is factually accurate: http://lifehacker.com/windows-10-is-showing-ads-on-your-lockscreen-heres-how-1760984834 http://lifehacker.com/windows-10-is-showing-ads-on-your-lock...
- JoBrad 10y agoThe article you linked to specifically talks about how easy it is to turn them off.
- amq 10y agoThe thing is, ad blocker is disabled by default in Opera.