As part of started showing popup warnings to s trying to Chrome.
Microsoft originally launched Edge in 2015 as a replacement for the universally-hated Internet Explorer. It did not create the splash Microsoft was hoping for, and the company eventually ditched its EdgeHTML engine in favor of Chromium, the same codebase that Google Chrome, Brave, Vivaldi, and a whole host of other popular browsers are based on. The new Chromium Edge got a better reception from both s and the media, but it has yet to create a dent in Chrome's market share.
According to a Reddit post last week, Microsoft added a new gaming to the latest version of Edge Canary. The feature can be activated by a toggle within the 'Appearance' settings, and once activated, it adds a gaming shortcut to the address bar. Clicking on the button displays a popup that seemingly pulls content from MSN Games. The feature is not available to all Edge Canary s, which means the company is probably using it for a/b testing, or has already pulled it again.
Another Form Of Bloat?
Complaints about the new bloatware are already piling up, and it's understandable. Browsers are supposed to be fast and lightweight, and the last thing people want are additional 'features' that add bloat and slow down the software. It's even less enticing when it's just a basic website wrapper for Microsoft's online video games portal, and brings nothing new to the table that s cannot get by vising the actual website. It's not immediately clear how the gaming works in real life, but it is certainly not something most people need on a day-to-day basis while trying to get various tasks done on the internet.
Microsoft has done a decent job of creating a web-browser that's relatively popular and ticks all the right boxes. The Edge browser is fast, offers good privacy features, and is compatible with extensions on the Chrome webstore, all of which make it an enticing proposition. However, Microsoft has to now take care that it doesn't rub its s the wrong way by introducing random 'features' that increases bloat, slows down the system, or just annoys its s.
Source: Leopeva64-2/Reddit