Should Microsoft Edge have shopping features built in?

Microsoft recently started testing buy now, pay later functionality in Edge, and it sparked a conversation about what should be in a browser.

Microsoft Edge has a new feature in the works that allows online shoppers to spread payment across multiple installments. It's called buy now, pay later (BNPL), and it's caused quite the stir on the web. BNPL is currently in testing on Microsoft Edge Dev. The post announcing the feature has over 200 comments, many of which are extremely negative.

Critics of the option have called the integration of BNPL with Edge a "shameless cash grab," "bloat," and "exploitive." People have added dozens of tags to the Tech Community announcement post, such as "predatory," "garbage," and "poor leadership."

The core argument of many is that Microsoft should not build this type of functionality directly within the Edge browser. Instead, critics call for extensions to be used for shopping features. Buy now, pay later functionality has been particularly critici... https://www.windowscentral.com/should-microsoft-edge-have-shopping-features-built

Établi 2y | 3 déc. 2021 à 14:20:44


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