Microsoft wants to turn Edge into a shopping browser: When shopping, Edge searches for voucher codes and, if desired, inserts them into the payment process.

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US users of Microsoft’s Edge browser will in future receive information about discount vouchers when shopping online. During the payment process, the browser then checks all the coupons it finds and automatically redeems the one with the greatest discount. Microsoft announced this in a blog post.

The discount search is part of a larger Microsoft focus on shopping. In October, a price comparison was integrated into the browser, which informs users about cheaper providers. This function has so far only been available to American users at participating retailers. If the user has already found the cheapest offer, Edge also informs about it.

Criticism of price comparison Microsoft is repeatedly criticized for its price comparison. Competitors would be disadvantaged, especially comparison portals are critical of this. So far this has resulted in a competition penalty of 2, 42 billion euros.

(cbo)