Current-era Microsoft continuing to push the boundaries of consent.

Microsoft Edge is a good browser but for some reason Microsoft keeps trying to shove it down everyone’s throat and make it more difficult to use rivals like Chrome or Firefox. Microsoft has now started notifying IT admins that it will force Outlook and Teams to ignore the default web browser on Windows and open links in Microsoft Edge instead.

  • Corhen
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    331 year ago

    Ran into this yesterday, when my manager opened a link and had to call me to help because it didnt autofill his passwords.

    This “productivity increase” cost my corporation 15 minutes the first time anyone ran into it.