WHY am I being FORCED to deal with Microsoft edge?

Anonymous
2020-06-21T10:09:03+00:00

This is insane. I woke up, turned my pc on and see that while my computer updated Microsoft sneakily installed a new version of edge. The icing on the cake, however, is that my system's screen was commandeered by an unclosable presentation forcing me to watch a slow and meticulous explanation of all of the changes you've made to my system that I never asked for and want nothing to do with.

This behavior is doing the opposite of what your company wants to happen. These forceful tactics do not make anyone want to use your service and immediately make you a nuisance and enemy to the user. It's as if you as a company feel your users are going to be too stupid to notice this change or too lazy to go back to using their original browser and just passively accept the changes you've made. We're not cattle. We make our own decisions. 

So here I am, taking up my time and energy trying to change things BACK to the way I had them, on the computer I pay a lot of money to own and maintain.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-08-22T17:33:47+00:00

    a) And Microsoft has changed that, rightfully so

    b) I have set my default browser to not be Edge and receive none of those, so what about your setup is having them show up? Check the Notification settings as I've mention many times to others

    c) That's your own issue if you didn't purchase a drive that was large enough to handle your O/S, it's built in software, and the software you want to install. I would never ever recommend someone get a device with less than 512 GB.

    I don't play politics so bringing that up pretty much discredits anything you just said as it is immaterial.

    Back then the world was a different place with that class action law suit. Today, the world is connected to the internet and an O/S is got to have a default browser that can't be uninstalled (Microsoft has Edge, Apple has Safari, Google has Chrome) so that you can download your favorite browser and make it the default. I have, why can't you?

    I use Edge for some things because a Microsoft browser works better with Microsoft products. I use a different browser for everything else.

    Bonne chance!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-22T17:23:29+00:00

    If anyone is missing the point, it is you. SolarEcipseReturns is right on, and I am quite sure if a vote was taken a vast majority of users would agree, but most are to busy getting their work done to reply.

    I hope this helps, and if you need any further assistance, please post, and we will be glad to assist you.

    "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." John Muir

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-08-22T16:29:43+00:00

    Nope I'd never try to shut down a conversation, but I will never let people lie or distort the truth to others in these forums and will call them and you out every time.

    • Yes, Microsoft has every legal right to update their software.
    • Yes, many people mess around with their O/S by editing registry or installing **** software and 9 times out of 10 it causes issues.
    • Yes, a browser is part of the O/S and should not be removed. Apple has Safari and Google has Chrome because one needs to have at least one browser that can't be uninstalled in an O/S. After all if there was no browser how would you download your favorite browser? Riddle me that one . . .

    All statements of the truth. You and others may not like the truth but there it is and still the truth.

    So again, pointless rants do nothing here. Doing what I and others do by leaving productive feedback in the mechanisms available that are actually seen by the developers are the only thing that will lead to change.

    Posting here may make you feel good but it will accomplish nothing other than people who know the truth to correct you.

    Bonne chance!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-21T23:47:37+00:00

    I'm not the type to complain frequently, but we as users very much have a right to complain, and in this case, I damn right will.

    Yes, you have the right to complain, so while you are doing it why not do it somewhere where it matters than here where your rant does not change anything.

    Use the Alt-Shift-I feedback mechanism from within Edge to leave the development team feedback as they rarely, likely never, visit these forums.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-08-08T16:35:58+00:00

    You do have a choice. If, don't like the terms and conditions, then you can find another operating system, such as Linux. Or you can just make the browser of your choice the default and forget about Edge. Sometimes I think you users have nothing better to do than complain.

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