[watermelon0]

I'm curious if this really helps them retain a measurable number of users.

Basically, Edge is as good as Chrome (each has minor improvements/features that are not present in the other one), so I don't see that the average user would want to change it without a good reason.

The only reason for change would be if they want to take advantage of Chrome sync to their existing profile, or use Chromecast, in which case I doubt they would stick with Edge, regardless of the number of dialogs that they need to confirm/bypass.

For others, that prefer Chrome/Firefox/Brave/etc. for some reason, it's clear that they won't switch in any case.

[flyingchipmann]

The only reason I use Edge is because that it's basically the best free PDF reader/annotation tool I found for light study. I'd love to switch to another one if there is a better choice

[jhanschoo]

For a user that doesn't prefer any product, the mere annoyance of Win 10's prompts can be reason enough.

[tomjen3]

I think MS just has this reputation of being bad in the browser space. IE has been so terrible for years, why would I use MS browser.

[tssva]

You can cast to a Chromecast from Microsoft Edge.