What is Microsoft’s philosophy on dark pattern software design?.Will Microsoft stop this now, and/or change anything about this update?.What does Microsoft’s telemetry show users are doing in response to being confronted with Edge pins, desktop icons, auto-launch, and reset default apps?.Was it a success, and if so, by what metric?.Why does Microsoft feel that this is appropriate?.Here is a list of questions I sent Microsoft, which the company declined to substantively answer on the record or on background: So I figured I’d see if the company might say more. Microsoft isn’t trying to hide most of this, by the way: it lays out the so-called “First Run Experience” in this update changelog. Heck, we can’t even get Americans to wear life-saving masks in public right now. Install the update and get MS edge as default browser and propaganda/advert distributer.
