Current-era Microsoft continuing to push the boundaries of consent.
Microsoft Edge is a good browser but for some reason Microsoft keeps trying to shove it down everyone’s throat and make it more difficult to use rivals like Chrome or Firefox. Microsoft has now started notifying IT admins that it will force Outlook and Teams to ignore the default web browser on Windows and open links in Microsoft Edge instead.
but this part of your message: "i only use a smart fraction of Thunderbird's capabilities", made my mind click, as it's totally what i feel as an 'intended' Thunderbird user.
for me, it feels like there are too many options, too many menus, too many buttons.
it's easy for me to feel overwhelmed or distracted by the UI.
i wonder if there's some "compact UI" mode i haven't checked out, as i am a very basic email user.
for me, Outlook simpleness was perfect, aside from the ads and stupid things like not being able to write an "@" (on an email client!).