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Google Chrome Warning Issued For All Windows Users (www.forbes.com)
submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Mozilla has issued a warning about Microsoft's design practices, claiming that the company uses harmful design tactics to influence users to switch to its Edge browser.
  • The report highlights how Microsoft interrupts the installation process of Google Chrome on Windows devices, promoting the security and privacy benefits of Edge.
  • Mozilla calls for regulatory action to restore browser choice and competition across major platforms.

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[–] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 166 points 9 months ago (29 children)

Microsoft really wants someone to remind it of these days:

[–] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (17 children)

I don't remember that. Where is it from?

Microsoft never liked competing browsers (not even in the pre-IE6 era when all they had was crap), so it's hard to believe it came from them.

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 67 points 9 months ago (16 children)

EU fined the sh1t out of them, and somebody in the regulatory body at the time realized that was not enough. So they were ordered to present the user with a choice of a browser during the OS install.

What I really want to know is why and how it went away.

[–] sugartits@lemmy.world 46 points 9 months ago (2 children)

sh1t

You can say "shit" here, nobody is going to be a cunt about it.

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