DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Googlewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square245fedilinkarrow-up11.32Karrow-down133
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minus-squareDocMcStuffin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up267arrow-down5·1 year agoMicrosoft really needs an antitrust smackdown with their repeated behavior.
minus-squarePHLAK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up147·edit-21 year agoSo does Google though if we’re being honest.
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down3·1 year agoMicrosoft saying “stop using Google” is actually totally fine with me. But only if they’re saying “go get Firefox.”
minus-squareAnemervi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoIf 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.
minus-squareselfreferentialname@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI switched to Thunderbird because of that bullshit. It’s getting worse. I’ll be looking for a good Linux distro for my next laptop.
minus-squarenutsack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoI didn’t think that sort of thing happened anymore
Microsoft really needs an antitrust smackdown with their repeated behavior.
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.”
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.
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.
I didn’t think that sort of thing happened anymore