I was pretty surprised when I installed Windows 10 and it changed to another default for my web browser. Even worse was it didn't reset the "do you want me as the default" in all of the other web browsers so I had to go and manually change settings.
Microsoft Edge is pretty nice especially compared to IE but this default to Edge should have only occurred if your current default is IE.
How is that fair? Note that this isn't a technical choice (you can preserve the previous defaults, that's just a well-hidden non-default option during the upgrade process) - it's using your monopoly position to make life hard on other software manufacturers.
How reasonable would it be if a chrome install had a light-grey disabled-looking customize word hidden amongst a wall of text that if you didn't find and click it would replace windows with chrome os?
> To be fair, they reset all defaults. For images, video, everything.
For what it's worth I'm not a fan of upgrades working that way. Granted I could see where that is ideal but web browsers not so much.
> Google Chrome pops up a bar that takes you directly to the settings. It's literally two clicks to change it back.
See, Google Chrome never popped up a bar for me. I had to go into the Chrome settings which took me into the Windows 10 settings where I could then change the default app. I wonder why I didn't get that bar.
> To be fair, they reset all defaults. For images, video, everything.
Oh god. Kubuntu's KDE4->KDE5 transition did that to me. I really don't want to go through that again on my video game machine. :(
I guess I'll wait a month or so to see if MSFT changes their mind about the value of their "Replace the user's preferences with our defaults." position.
Microsoft Edge is pretty nice especially compared to IE but this default to Edge should have only occurred if your current default is IE.