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I think one huge issue is that edge is fine, it is a browser that works. There is nothing competitively interesting about it to make people consider switching, plus there is the infamy of IE and Micro$oft's reputation to contend with.
They should just develop a lightweight browser installer and bow out of the browser wars.
That will never happen, a browser is probably the best telemetry source you can possibly have. Microsoft wouldn't dream to give that up.
Oh I know, I was just living in a better world for a second.
They run the operating system, they collect all that data without the browser