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Microsoft Blocks Browser Choice for 1.4 Billion Windows 10/11 Users, Study Finds
(research.mozilla.org)
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1264137/microsoft-blocks-browser-choice-for-1-4-billion-windows-10-11-users-page-84-study-finds
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Lobsters
Full Report(PDF).
Note: The number in the headline is the total number of Windows 10 and Windows 11 users mentioned in page 84 notes in the report.
i just start with the basic rule of: whatever they want or suggest or default to, the opposite is probably what should be configured or answered instead.
My work computer had an update yesterday, logged in and my usual browser wasn't the default. Have seen it a few times. So while I usually agree if it is my usual I change it back to that. I hate windows programs asking to be my default, I know what I want, if it's you you'll know otherwise piss off.
So many windows notifications lately for the stupidest crap. I already set it up how I liked now stop bugging me so I can write code. Also if I wanted backups, to set up a Microsoft account my windows install will be the first to know. Otherwise piss off.
Not productive when I get distracted and annoyed.
I work with a lot of fresh-out-of-box windows PCs. When I don't immediately wipe them completely for a Debian install, the first thing I do in Windows is fire up Edge, download and install chrome and set it as default browser, then delete all Edge shortcuts.
Several iterations of Windows stubbornly re-install the Edge shortcuts, luckily Google can quickly help you make the deletions stick longer. Of course, if they don't want to respect our choices of how we want our desktop configured, we also have a choice of desktops and OSs.
why not firefox though?
Personal preference, Chrome has been a more consistent reliable performer for me over the years.
Yes, Google is evil, but really - everything you interact with on the web is evil, Firefox isn't protecting you - at least Google occasionally makes it more obvious the scope and depth of your personal information that is being harvested by "the system."
LibreWolf is good, both in terms of morality and browser usability.
Never heard of it. At 4 years of maturity maybe it's time for a look, thanks.
You're joking, right?
Why not chrominum?
I actually used to use chromium nearly full time. I'm too addicted to having my personalization settings "travel with me" between devices. I probably open my browser on 6-10 devices in an average week.
Why not
winget install Google.Chrome? That way you don't even need to open EdgeIs winget pre-installed?
yes
Too nerdy, doesn't send the same message as "ordinary people hate Edge THIS MUCH!"
If you are going to install chrome anyway just stick with edge, it's the same privacy invading slop with a different coat of paint.
Edge is just a better, way more feature rich but still leaner, more W3C compliant version of chrome though.