Microsoft is shooting itself in the foot: A review of the "Microsoft Start" app.

Ten minutes ago, I downloaded the "Microsoft Start" app, which is advertised to you before you read any MSN article.

When I opened the app, it promised "news". It asked me to pick a few categories, nothing out of the ordinary here.

Immediately after pressing "Get Started", I was greeted with the crappy edge browser UI, with the copilot button dead center in the bottom toolbar.

I was confused. This is a news app, why is microsoft copilot included here? Then, I looked at the news feed.

The top carousel was filled with AI promises. "Scan images with copilot", "Explore AI", "Ask copilot", etc.

Pressing "Explore AI" took me to an entire section of the app filled with prompt templates and image generation tools. Why? Who the hell knows. 

Someone in microsoft sat down at a meeting, and genuinely recommended to add a Facebook cartoon profile picture generator to a NEWS APP. Remember, this app is advertised as a NEWS APP.

I exited the crappy AI section and tried to actually read the news. Most were absolute bullshit, with one being taylor swift, but the worst part had yet to come.

I scrolled by one article, and another, and another, and suddenly, I was at the top again. The feed refreshes with the screen going blank for about a second before yeeting you back to the top of the feed. As hard as I tried, I couldn't get farther than a few articles. The app glitched and took me to the top. Every. Single. Time.

Hilarious add-on: MSN promoting an article about microsoft destroying itself