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Windows Central
Technology
Jez Corden

Microsoft is once again pissing off Edge users who prefer Google over Bing

Angry computer man.

What you need to know

  • A new pop-up on Microsoft Edge tries to corral people into switching search engine. 
  • If you have your default search engine set to Google, widely regarded as superior to Bing, Microsoft will ask you if you want to swap. 
  • Although we weren't able to reproduce the pop-up in Europe, it seems some users in North America have been receiving it recently. 
  • Bing has roughly 3% of global search market share, despite efforts to integrate ChatGPT AI into its products. 
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