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.
Google Chrome pops up a bar that takes you directly to the settings. It's literally two clicks to change it back.
Microsoft should have preserved the defaults, but I think Google's solution is preferable to a complaint letter.