Microsoft is known to use bloatware, κι αν το αμφισβητείτε κοιτάξτε λίγο την παρακάτω picture of Windows 10.
Microsoft Edge does not appear to contain bloatware at this time but that is about to change.
The last acccase on Edge is the integration of a Buy Now Pay Later or BNPL application from Buy now, pay later. For those who don't know, this service is offered by some e-commerce companies like Target and Wallmark. It basically allows users to make purchases from $35 – $1.000 through Microsoft Edge and then split the payment into 4 installments over 6 weeks.
So Edge users will be able to make online payments in installments (which may be interest-free). Microsoft integrates the BNPL feature into the line Edge addresses and will appear automatically if you try to make payments. In a way, the new Edge feature will encourage users to buy more everyday items than they would otherwise.
As expected, users have expressed dissatisfaction with the integration, reporting to the company the negative effects of the new feature.
An Edge user Reported"It's amazing how fast you can throw away years of hard work and goodwill with a ridiculous feature like this. "Even Bing features are becoming very aggressive."
"It's a terrible idea. Please cancel this project. Make your browser worse but also the life of anyone who uses this feature worse ", says another user in the forums.
Many users have also expressed dissatisfaction with other unwanted features added to Microsoft Edge, with one saying: “We just want a consistent, trusted browser with fewer distracting features. "Even Bing features are becoming very aggressive."
Recall that Microsoft Edge 96 was recently released for Windows and macOS devices. For example, the stable version of Edge 96 comes with a number of consumer-friendly features, including the integration of Microsoft Office for opening documents in the browser.
Unfortunately, Edge 96 is the first version of the browser with BNPL integration although not currently enabled. This will happen in the coming days.