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I guess Microsoft didn't learn anything from Internet Explorer. When the thought leaders dump your product, no one else will want it either.

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I'd say Edge is a better comparison for that.

I used Edge (logged in) + Bing for 3+ years and recently switched back to Firefox. When it was new, Edge was great. It was a Google free Chromium browser that integrated with my MS account and got out of my way.

Now Edge is a bloated piece of trash because Microsoft can't stop jamming crap into it.

Firefox also bugs you about signing in to Firefox Sync or Pocket or trying to upsell you their VPN.

I don't ever see any nagging by Firefox, except for the first time I installed it and a few tabs popped up to tell me about certain features or when a big new feature is released and they pop a tab up for that feature. I think those are pretty reasonable.

They do it on updates too. Not every time, but every few ones.

I jumped from Chrome to Edge ~3 years ago, and ever since it has been a steady downward trend with each release. I switched back to FF a couple weeks ago when the giant Bing Button appeared and can't be easily removed.

It's a lot easier to switch browsers than it is to switch operating systems.

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