I am genuinely curious - why Microsoft thinks this is an acceptable default search behavior?

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  1. PowerToys

    Windows system utilities to maximize productivity

    You might wanna check out PowerToys

  2. SaaSHub

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  3. Wox

    A cross-platform launcher that simply works

    Other options that are open source are wox, cerebro and flow launcher

  4. cerebro

    🔵 Cerebro is an open-source launcher to improve your productivity and efficiency

    Other options that are open source are wox, cerebro and flow launcher

  5. Flow.Launcher

    :mag: Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins

    Other options that are open source are wox, cerebro and flow launcher

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