Also, the way Chrome got on most people's computers was originally some pretty dark patterns. Two wrongs don't make a right, but Microsoft isn't alone in this

Also, the way Chrome got on most people's computers was originally some pretty dark patterns. Two wrongs don't make a right, but Microsoft isn't alone in this constantly escalating grab. I'll be honest, I think most popups with user information are useless and annoying. The majority of people think "I didn't ask for a pop-up" and click the x without reading, not even knowing what cancel does. Despite normally thinking "info" popups do more people bad than good, completely stopping all os interaction for a full screen "the blue e is changing to a wave" is absolutely necessary. How many people only know the internet as "the blue e" or "google"? After 25 years of a blue e, it's a staple of computer interaction, one you can't just quietly yank away. With old edge going away, they obviously have to ship a replacement. The fight between these companies to be set to default is ridiculous, and they are both abusing their positions because people can't be depended on to know how to undo a defaul protocol handler change. Microsoft's "are you sure" pop-up when trying to change your default PDF viewer, should be illegal. If you're in the menu changing it, is not the time for a weird passive aggressive manipulative popup. But. But, it's also not good for Microsoft to just cede full control to Google. It's also a bit ridiculous for people to be conflating pinning an icon to a taskbar with violating people's privacy. If you know what it is, un pin it. If you don't know what edge or new edge are, the pin is probably useful.