WHY am I being FORCED to deal with Microsoft edge?

Seriously, you say you don't try to shut down discussions, then immediately go on to try and shut down and whitewash discussions.

I know, when someone tells the truth about a topic it might seem like shutting down a conversation of falsehoods that are being spread by folks, then so be it. 

I'll continue to point out the truth in these forums and if you and others want to continue to spread falsehoods you are more than welcome to since the Moderators in these forums really don't moderate as if they did most of the posts would have been removed because of the misinformation being spread. However, I will continue to point them out as I despise people who lie just to try and justify their narrative.

Also, if at anytime you think a post of mine goes against the Code of Conduct for these forums there's a "Report Abuse" button at the bottom of my post. I encourage you and others to use it if you so see fit.

Bonne chance!

If we were as far out-of-line as you say, then the moderators here would have shut us down long ago. This has not happened as the truth is the truth whether you like it or not. Remember, only a small minority of users are affected by these issues.

I lucked out with this. One of my currently active computers is actually too old to update to this point and the other one is a brand new custom build with nothing of importance on it yet anyway. And honestly, as a browser itself Edge Chromium isn't actually that bad (though I'd still take Vivaldi over it any day)

My issues aren't with the browser itself. It's the fact that Microsoft apparently forgot that the last time they tried to run an integrated browser and shove it down people's throats like this, it got them their rear handed to them on a silver platter by the supreme court. I'm referring to the Windows 95 + Internet Explorer lawsuit. The fact that it asks the user to migrate data and then ignores input and does it anyway is just sewage icing on a trash-flavored cake. Metaphorically speaking, stab me if you have to but do it while looking me in the eye.

Honestly, I wouldn't even bother with trying to discuss it here. I've already filed a report with the Federal Trade Commission and it's ultimately up to them whether they want to pursue this or not. It could lead to Microsoft being broken up, or it could lead to nothing at all. It's out of our hands.