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There is certainly a marketing power in forcing the users of Windows 10 to interact with your browser. I'm not sure why there isn't more skepticism about the cl
by ouid 6y ago
There is certainly a marketing power in forcing the users of Windows 10 to interact with your browser. I'm not sure why there isn't more skepticism about the claim that edge is "built into" Windows 10. Not even the superuser stackexchange is willing to engage with the idea of fully removing it from the operating system at this point.
- perryizgr8 6y agoWhy would you want to remove it though? Every OS needs a default browser. If nothing, you need it to download Chrome!
- ouid 6y agoWhat on earth do you mean why would I want to remove it? It's code that I don't want to run on MY computer. Maybe you need it to download another browser, but I am happily free of that necessity.
- perryizgr8 6y agoWindows is an OS meant for normal users. Every normal user needs a default built-in browser. I'm sure you will do fine with a stripped down linux distro that ships without a window manager, but that's not what Windows is designed for. I don't want my old grandfather to uninstall edge by mistake and have no way to access any website. And where do you stop? What do you consider essential in an OS? Is the shell essential? Is a calculator essential? Is a terminal essential? How would you feel if Windows let users uninstall keyboard and mouse drivers?