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Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Is that legal?

[-] xePBMg9@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 year ago

Probably not but they won't get punished. But if they do, the fine will be smaller than profits.

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[-] Defaced@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Good thing I don't use Windows.

[-] MagneticFusion@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Good advice (ditching Google) but bad solution (joining Microsoft)

[-] TestUser@no.lastname.nz 5 points 1 year ago

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...)

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[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Perhaps I just did something stupid, but I just found Bing and anothernMS app in my Android phone's app list... never explicitly installed those. I do have Authenticator, though (for work). Has MS stooped to piggybacking their crap from others silently now?

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[-] Ascend910@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

lol I use Linux

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[-] subspaceinterferents@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

After 30 years on MacOS (yes, I am older than dirt), I switched to Windows 11. I love it. With a few software add-ins, notably Better Desktop Tool and Start11, as well as a deep-dive into Settings/Notifications, etc., it's useable, comfortable, fairly Mac-like, and not too annoying. I guess I'm lucky as I don't have any UI/UX baggage from past Windows OSs to drag behind me. Yeah, it's different than MacOS, but I can get stuff done.

[-] Teknikal@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I found edge mysteriously on my phone yesterday I'm not sure if the culprit was the bing app or the Microsoft launcher (not my main launcher I was just curious).

One thing I do know is I didn't install edge myself I use mull.

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 1 year ago

I bet the Bing app is full of trackers.

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