Overview

• Microsoft Edge now presents a poll when users attempt to download Google Chrome, asking them to state their reasons for switching browsers.
• The poll comes at the end of a series of attempts to dissuade users from downloading Chrome, including pop-up ads and messages claiming Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome.
• Despite these discouraging measures, Microsoft Edge does not prevent users from downloading Chrome and appears to be using the poll to gather feedback on its own browser's shortcomings.
• The poll presents pre-defined answers such as 'I can't search Google easily', 'Too many ads and pop-ups', and 'My websites don't work on Microsoft Edge', among others, but does not include all common user complaints.
• This intervention by Microsoft has stirred up debates around user choice and preference, with many feeling 'bombarded' by the constant push to use Edge.