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DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google

www.theverge.com

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Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google

www.theverge.com

DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Microsoft has paused its latest pop-ups, for now.
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    Microsoft really needs an antitrust smackdown with their repeated behavior.

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      So does Google though if we’re being honest.

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        Microsoft saying “stop using Google” is actually totally fine with me.

        But only if they’re saying “go get Firefox.”

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        Shouldn’t Apple be the focus of efforts?

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          Why not both?

          I think in reality the Chrome web browser is a huge threat to Internet freedom and should be a top priority.

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            Well one is trying to crack down on people using adblockers and the other is lobbying governments they don’t pay taxes to so that they are allowed to continue using forced ethnic slavery to make their products.

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              You think Google is going out of their way to ensure their devices are made in ethical factories?

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      That didn’t work in the 90s.

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        Or in:

        • 2000
        • 2002
        • 2003
        • 2005
        • 2008
        • 2011
        • (2022)

        Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation

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          Kuduos to you doing your HW. :)

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          Yes

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        It might work if the fine was a couple hundred billion, we can give them a payment plan.

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      If you need more ammunition they recently also changed it so all links in Outlook opens in Edge even if it’s not the default browser. You have to go to settings and find an entirely separate default browser setting to stop it.

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        I switched to Thunderbird because of that bullshit. It’s getting worse. I’ll be looking for a good Linux distro for my next laptop.

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      Yes they do!

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      I didn’t think that sort of thing happened anymore

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