> Well just tried it. Edge > opened Bing > "Firefox" > Click on first Firefox hit > Download. And nothing like that happened.
Perhaps you should give your recording another watch. It clearly shows the "There's no need to download a new web browser" message box above bing's results.
I originally thought the word "download" in "firefox download" could be the contextual trigger for that behavior, regardless of browser. But your recording clearly shows that you searched only for "firefox", with no other context, and still had bing giving you the message, which confirms that they're singling out Firefox as a threat. Given the passive suggestion in their message that Firefox is slow, insecure, or costly in time or money, I'd say the outrage is justified.
Perhaps you should give your recording another watch. It clearly shows the "There's no need to download a new web browser" message box above bing's results.
I originally thought the word "download" in "firefox download" could be the contextual trigger for that behavior, regardless of browser. But your recording clearly shows that you searched only for "firefox", with no other context, and still had bing giving you the message, which confirms that they're singling out Firefox as a threat. Given the passive suggestion in their message that Firefox is slow, insecure, or costly in time or money, I'd say the outrage is justified.