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

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[-] CharlestonChewbacca@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

How are you guys seeing this? I constantly hear these complaints but never see it myself.

[-] Tesco@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

It just pops up randomly. Went to go make a coffee and when I came back there it was. I'm in the UK so it's not just happening to US people.

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[-] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 1 year ago

Switching to Linux was a great decision. Windows has gone downhill since 2009

[-] elrik@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure how this is different from Google pushing popups in every Google app to switch to Chrome.

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[-] Teknikal@lemm.ee 13 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.

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

In what wild wild west can one app install another on your phone?

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[-] nfsu2@feddit.cl 13 points 1 year ago

While both companies are predatory I would never use Edge because its so bad and bloated its not even funny.

[-] StarServal@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

Edge is just Chromium now.

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[-] Heavybell@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

You don't need to add "-like", The Verge. This fits the definition of malware.

[-] Duckef@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

The fucking bing bar pop-up!!

[-] lntl@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

They should ditch the pop-ups and instead go ahead and make Edge/Bing the default without permission. There's nothing users can do but complain and accept it.

[-] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago

They are already half way there. File defaults often reset without an obvious reason. It's been happening since 10.

[-] query@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but that's how they got in trouble with Internet Explorer in the EU.

[-] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I mean on one hand, terrible behavior. On the other, good.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 18 points 1 year ago

I mean, if it's just a switch to Bing it's not really any better.

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