Microsoft is continuing its attempts to entice you to make Edge your default browser by incorporating various prompts that try to discourage those who want to download Google Chrome.
As spotted by Neowin, the new pop-ups in Microsoft’s Edge browser appear when users search for terms related to downloading Chrome via the company’s own Bing search engine or when they visit the Chrome download page.
On both Windows 10 and Windows 11, the query download Google Chrome will trigger the appearance of several prompts, one of which refers to Edge functioning on the same technology utilized by Chrome in the form of Chromium.
“Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome, with the added trust of Microsoft,” reads the message.
Another prompt tries to dissuade users from downloading Chrome by pointing out its age: “That browser is so 2008! Do you know what’s new? Microsoft Edge.” The final pop-up, uncovered by The Verge, reads: “‘I hate saving money,’ said no one ever. Microsoft Edge is the best…
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