Microsoft Begs You Not to Ditch Edge on Google's Own Chrome Download Page
An Anonymous Coward writes:
Monopoly giant can't stand it when anyone else has a monopoly:
Microsoft Edge has been spotted inserting a banner into the Chrome download page on Google.com begging people to stick with the Windows giant's browser.
As noted this week by Neowin, an attempt to download and install Chrome Canary using Edge Canary - both experimental browser builds - led to the presentation in the Edge browser window of a banner graphic celebrating the merits of Edge.
"Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome, with the added trust of Microsoft," the banner proclaims atop a button labeled "Browse securely now."
This was on a Google web page, google.com/chrome/canary/thank-you.html, and it's not clear how this ad surfaced. Edge appears to display the banner by itself when the user surfs to the Chrome download page on Google.com, which is just a little bit aggressive.
[...] An individual familiar with browser development confirmed to The Register that he could reproduce the ad, which was said to be written in HTML but wasn't placed "in" the page. He described the ad as its own browser window that, surprisingly, was viewable with Edge's "Inspect" option for viewing source code.
Our source speculated the ad was implemented in a way that pushes down the "Content area" - the space where loaded web pages get rendered - to make space for a second rendering area that holds the ad.
[...] Among those who concern themselves with the nuances of browser behavior, it's argued that blurring the boundaries between what the browser presents and what the website presents is both confusing and a potential security risk.
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