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Microsoft really needs an antitrust smackdown with their repeated behavior.
That didn't work in the 90s.
Or in:
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation
Kuduos to you doing your HW. :)
In retrospect, DoJ didn't go far enough back then and ignored Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior with BeOS.
Part of it was Reagan massively weakened antitrust law after Ma Bell was broken up.
This is why we can't have good things.
Looking at the lobbying with the MS-Activision mess, and how broken the government here is. I'm sure they would of gave in.
Which sucked because BeOS was really good for its time.
Yes they do!
So does Google though if we're being honest.
Microsoft saying “stop using Google” is actually totally fine with me.
But only if they’re saying “go get Firefox.”
Shouldn't Apple be the focus of efforts?
Why not both?
I think in reality the Chrome web browser is a huge threat to Internet freedom and should be a top priority.
Just a reminder that if you're using Windows, it's not your property but Microsoft's one
Right but licenses for pro are £200 RRP.
Don't then beg me to use your services, just fuck off and let me use Windows how I want
No different than Chrome.
They're talking windows in general
This goes for both chrome and bing: If a service is free, you are the product.
I mean on one hand, terrible behavior. On the other, good.
I mean, if it's just a switch to Bing it's not really any better.
I mean I see your point, but you cold also argue that anything that can weaken a monopoly is a good thing, in the grand scheme of things
I find it ironical when a huge company diverts efforts into aggressive marketing instead of improving the product itself, it feels like a loss-loss
Nothing Microsoft does is good. Nothing google does is good.
Choose an alternative that values you.
While both companies are predatory I would never use Edge because its so bad and bloated its not even funny.
It's because of shit like this that I'm glad I switched to Linux.
I wish I could. My gaming rig has an nvidia gpu and linux support really sucks because of the proprietary driver situation...
Steams new gamepad ui is a slideshow running at 5fps and I loose HDR so I have to remain on Windows for now. Every other desktop I own is UNIX tho.
yes, I just got a new (referb) laptop for the kids - fuck MS was anoying trying to install chrome on it (yes I know, but all their bookmarks/setting/etc in there...)
Use Firefox. The only major Browser that is not developed by some greedy Big Tech corporation.
I'm never installing windows 11.
I'm switching to full time Linux after Windows 10 becomes 100% obsolete.
You can switch to Linux before Windows 10 becomes unsupported. The sooner the better for you, your privacy and your digital freedom in general.
I'm already dual-booting.
So I already have one foot in the door. LoL
That's great, I wish you the best of luck on your journey towards freedom.
Coworkers have been complaining on Teams all day about how the Bing bar is suddenly showing up on their desktops. When did Microsoft stop giving a fuck about businesses? I wish to fucking god we could run Linux on our work machines.
The fucking bing bar pop-up!!
