When I use Firefox or Microsoft Edge the downloads can be saved without any problems. 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. When using Google Chrome my downloads wont open/save. 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.'.As developers compete for control of browser.

Microsoft Edge is the best browser for online shopping.' Microsoft Edge is now displaying in-browser alerts that discourage users from downloading Google Chrome by bashing the popular browser.

''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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