18 votes

Microsoft Edge’s new ‘buy now, pay later’ feature is the definition of bloatware

4 comments

  1. [4]
    clone1
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    It doesn't seem fundamentally different than Firefox's built in pocket integrations. I guess a finance extension is more predatory than a read later extension.

    It doesn't seem fundamentally different than Firefox's built in pocket integrations. I guess a finance extension is more predatory than a read later extension.

    7 votes
    1. [3]
      AugustusFerdinand
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      Add in that browsers are free and anywhere a free service is given you are the product being sold.

      Add in that browsers are free and anywhere a free service is given you are the product being sold.

      1. [2]
        Wren
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        Important distinction: anywhere a free service is given for profit. This is pretty much reason #1 I like Firefox.

        Important distinction: anywhere a free service is given for profit. This is pretty much reason #1 I like Firefox.

        3 votes
        1. stu2b50
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          The Mozilla that develops Firefox (corporation rather than foundation) is also for profit, although at the moment they're more in survival rather than profit wringing mode.

          The Mozilla that develops Firefox (corporation rather than foundation) is also for profit, although at the moment they're more in survival rather than profit wringing mode.

          7 votes