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> Microsoft just doesn't make enough money from Bing/Edge to pay PC makers to leave Edge as the default. Have you used a Windows PC lately? It seems like once
by jader201 2y ago
> Microsoft just doesn't make enough money from Bing/Edge to pay PC makers to leave Edge as the default.
Have you used a Windows PC lately? It seems like once a week I have to ignore/decline prompts to change my default browser to Edge.
I’m not sure PC makers have any say/control over this behavior.
- gnabgib 2y agoI think you might be holding it wrong? I've only been asked once, I said no. Quite sternly. It apologised, we laughed about it. Now Edge has no internet access.
- hu3 2y agoI just opened Edge, first thing it did was ask me to become default browser: https://i.imgur.com/u2Nby1b.png https://i.imgur.com/u2Nby1b.png
- Suppafly 2y agoI think every non-default browser asks that the first time you open them. It's not a huge deal, but it is a huge deal when you start getting prompted from the OS to change it.