Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google
Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google
Microsoft has paused its latest pop-ups, for now.
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Microsoft really needs an antitrust smackdown with their repeated behavior.
303 6 ReplySo does Google though if we're being honest.
174 1 ReplyMicrosoft saying “stop using Google” is actually totally fine with me.
But only if they’re saying “go get Firefox.”
55 3 ReplyShouldn't Apple be the focus of efforts?
8 16 ReplyWhy not both?
I think in reality the Chrome web browser is a huge threat to Internet freedom and should be a top priority.
21 1 ReplyWell 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.
5 4 ReplyYou 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.
31 2 ReplyOr in:
- 2000
- 2002
- 2003
- 2005
- 2008
- 2011
- (2022)
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation
76 0 ReplyKuduos to you doing your HW. :)
25 0 ReplyYes
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In retrospect, DoJ didn't go far enough back then and ignored Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior with BeOS.
38 0 ReplyPart of it was Reagan massively weakened antitrust law after Ma Bell was broken up.
27 1 ReplyThis is why we can't have good things.
12 0 ReplyMa Bell, the ill communication
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Which sucked because BeOS was really good for its time.
12 0 ReplyFor anyone curious about BeOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk
Also there's apparently an open source version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco
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I was so excited to try BeOS back then. I don't think I ever got my hands on a copy, but it just looked so good.
5 0 ReplyI got to play with a BeBox for a few hours at a friend's store and it was pure joy to play with compared to what Apple and Microsoft had to offer.
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Looking at the lobbying with the MS-Activision mess, and how broken the government here is. I'm sure they would of gave in.
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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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Yes they do!
28 0 ReplyIf 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.
13 0 ReplyI 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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I didn't think that sort of thing happened anymore
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