Based on what evidence?
> Disabled APIs for blocking ads? Check
They didn't. uBlock Origin and adblocker extensions never stopped working.
> Use Google.com as the default search? Yep.
What do you think Edge does here? Easily changed via policies.
> Auto log into your Google session or nag until users permit it? Absolutely
Doesn't nag you and easily disabled in settings or via policy.
> Trying to destroy the notion of a URL? I thought those were cool.
I only get a little frustrated on Android, but just have to remember to hit the edit icon if I want to change it.
> They didn't. uBlock Origin and adblocker extensions never stopped working.
That was probably this issue in the chromium tracker https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897...
I don't know what happened after that though; the conclusion of that issue (in Jan 2019) was "these changes are draft, and still being discussed".
Based on what evidence?
> Disabled APIs for blocking ads? Check
They didn't. uBlock Origin and adblocker extensions never stopped working.
> Use Google.com as the default search? Yep.
What do you think Edge does here? Easily changed via policies.
> Auto log into your Google session or nag until users permit it? Absolutely
Doesn't nag you and easily disabled in settings or via policy.
> Trying to destroy the notion of a URL? I thought those were cool.
I only get a little frustrated on Android, but just have to remember to hit the edit icon if I want to change it.