Annoyance is okay if there is value in it. This provides no value since 98% of users have no idea they are being asked. And I’ll bet 98% of the rest don’t know

Annoyance is okay if there is value in it. This provides no value since 98% of users have no idea they are being asked. And I’ll bet 98% of the rest don’t know off the top of their head which mobile browser is best. The confusion in signing up for Netflix, Spotify etc is just as bad or worse, I agree! It’s bad for consumers to have confusing interfaces. If I’m trying to use my phone for the first time and I have to choose from a list of software I’ve never heard of, with no information about the impact of the decision, then if you aren’t stressed, you don’t realize the meaning of the choice, back to the confusion. I don’t think it’s anti-user to have a built-in web browser. Let’s regulate what the platforms can do with the data, sure, and force them to allow other options, yes. If it’s so valuable to own the default web browser in an OS then we are far too loose with what web browser vendors are allowed to do.