Microsoft’s desperation to get people to use Edge risks alienating Windows and iPhone users.
Windows 11 users have been putting up with Microsoft desperately trying to get them to use the built-in Edge web browser for years now (stretching back into Windows 10), and it looks like it’s now the turn of iPhone users to get bugged.
As Windows Latest reports (opens in new tab), iPhone users who have Microsoft’s Outlook email app installed will begin to see pop-ups trying to convince them to open links and attachments using Microsoft Edge, rather than Safari or any other default browser, such as Chrome.
If you don’t have Edge installed, which is probably the case for most iPhone users, then you’ll be shown a page to download and install Microsoft’s browser.
You can choose to open links and documents using your default choice, though having to select your default choice kind of negates the point of making something default. You can also set it to ‘remember’ your choice so you don’t have to do it again.
