Edge users have the option of selecting Zip as the default payment method and can link their Microsoft accounts to the loan company to speed up the application process. Microsoft writes on its support page that any merchants who do not wish to use the service will have to contact the Redmond firm to opt-out.

 

Ars Technica notes that the Zip integration has not been welcomed with open arms by everyone. "I don't want it. I don't even want the shopping and discovery features y'all have pushed out. These kinds of things should be separated into extensions," wrote one user. "Please stop turning all these things on by default, or at least give us an option for a 'Core' experience that is basic browsing features plus the security enhancements. As it stands right now, I spend about 5-6 minutes making sure that all the extra crap is disabled whenever I set up Edge on a new computer or move between channels."

 

Another reviewer wrote: "You're starting to overdo these third-party integrations and services. This is just sleazy, Edge is on the verge of feeling dirty to use."