It's also yet another example of Microsoft building a not strictly browsing-related feature into its web browser.
But the feature could also encourage casually interested users to begin exploring the world of cryptocurrency, which is, again, rife with scams. Given the prevalence of crypto scams, there may be some value in having a "trustworthy" built-in option that doesn't require the installation of dodgy third-party extensions. Whether you find these kinds of add-ons useful, annoying, or predatory is a matter of perspective. And as an Edge user, the first thing I do in a new Windows install is disable the endless coupon code, price comparison, and cash-back pop-ups generated by Shopping in Microsoft Edge (many settings automatically sync between Edge browsers when you sign in with a Microsoft account the default search engine and all of these shopping add-ons need to be changed manually every time). In late 2021, the company faced backlash after adding a "buy now, pay later" short-term financing feature to Edge. This is only one of many money and shopping-related features that Microsoft has bolted onto Edge since it was reborn as a Chromium-based browser a few years ago. The feature, which the screenshots say is strictly for internal testing, was unearthed by Twitter user who has a history of digging up present-but-disabled features in everything from new Windows 11 builds to ancient Windows Vista betas. But as the provider of Windows, Microsoft definitely has more opportunities to suggest using Edge, and it takes advantage of those opportunities with frustrating regularity.Appears to be testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for Edge, according to screenshots pulled from a beta build of the browser. And whenever you log into Google's services using Edge or any other non-Chrome browser for the first time, you'll get a "helpful" nudge about downloading and installing Chrome. If you use Bing to search for essentially any web browser, including Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi, or Brave, a large ad for Edge appears both above the search results and in a giant box to the right of the search results. While the operating system-level pop-ups are a small escalation in the ongoing browser wars, this kind of behavior isn't new. "That browser is so 2008! Do you know what's new? Microsoft Edge.".Microsoft Edge is the best browser for online shopping." "'I hate saving money,' said no one ever.
"Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome, with the added trust of Microsoft.".
You won't see the pop-ups every time you try to download Chrome (I haven't yet), but Neowin and other outlets like The Verge have spotted at least three different messages:
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