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Microsoft Edge will automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC
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I really don't know why they do this. Is it just so they can prey on the elderly who don't know how to computer to artificially inflate the user numbers for their shitty browser?
Like, who is this for? I can't even really think of a justification for this even from the corporate suits, are they just floundering and so unaware of what people actually want in an OS that they think this will be well received?
I think it's so managers can meet KPIs for usage. I first thought this was the news about them preloading edge (which they have done for a while, for office too if I'm not mistaken).