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submitted 6 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.

Chrome

Windows

Well there's your problem!

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[-] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 27 points 6 months ago

I like that part of firefox's summary was that it's free. Uh, yeah, they all are. Thanks Mozilla!

[-] Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de 50 points 6 months ago

Well, its not proprietary

[-] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 22 points 6 months ago

Opera originally wasn't free.

Also, while it is chromium based, Vivaldi is excellent and is essentially a bunch of old Opera team members.

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 3 points 6 months ago

It is the only Free software in that dialog though.

[-] KISSmyOS@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

No, they are all available at no cost. Only Firefox is free software.

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