Add MS to the list with many open source programs showing a Smartscreen warning during install, unless the dev pays up (and probably gets vetted somehow).
I bet the average user will not install after the Smartscreen block notification.
I've never seen a Smartscreen warning.
Then again, I don't use Edge and I disable Smartscreen.
This is a very different thing than what Google does, though it's in the same direction.
I don't use Edge either. It comes when running an installer.
It's just a step away though.
The only solution for the dev is to pay for some crap so it can be greenlit for something.
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