nir Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Some things never change. The issue of Microsoft forcing users to use Edge browser happens again. Once again, Microsoft has shown that it does not shy away from anti-competitive practices. They are making this a habit. It’s loud. And it’s clear. Users do not want to be stripped of their ability to make a choice. The following tweet brewed up a storm yesterday. A user openly expressed his disappointment in Microsoft’s latest stealth tactic of forcing its Edge browser on him. His reaction? Quite clearly unhappy: @MicrosoftEdge What kind of slimy marketing cesspool crap is this Microsoft? I proceed to launch the Firefox installer and Windows 10 pops this up? If I wanted to use your browser, I would. pic.twitter.com/f7jk9sGvYA — Sean Hoffman (@SeanKHoffman) September 11, 2018 And in no time, many more echoed his sentiment. The public outcry was immense and can be seen in the above thread. This is yet another unfortunate example of Microsoft abusing its monopoly power. It has been trying for years to direct users to its own browser, going so far as to add annoying pop-ups and prompts that divert users to keep using Edge when they use any other browser. They have also made it hard for users to change the default browser, which was a lot easier before. Now Microsoft is trying to redirect users before they’ve even installed a new browser. I was asked by CNET about this latest move. Without a doubt, I feel that Microsoft does not seem to have learned from its earlier mistakes. They are gradually getting worse as they are not being checked. It was only earlier this year, in April, that users complained that Microsoft’s latest update was employing tricks to set Edge as the default browser. Did the big April update for @Windows, after which the operating system conveniently switched my default browser to Edge. Hey @Microsoft, stop forcing your products down our throats on updates. Also wouldn’t let me login initially, took some weird fussing around to fix. #Annoying — JD Scott (@MrJDScott) May 24, 2018 Last year, I expressed my concerns about their anti-competitive behaviour in my blog ‘It’s time to do the right thing, Microsoft.’ The truth is that users cannot be won through strong-arm tactics – tactics used not only by Microsoft, but others as well. We need to drive the technology industry with responsibility and put user choice first. Want more users to adopt your products? Build better products. Give users the choice. Let them browse the way they want to. This is the only way. At Vivaldi, we want more and more users to try out our browser and enjoy it. We believe in winning users on our merit and not by spamming them or employing tricks. Written by Jon von Tetzchner Co-Founder/CEO. Been doing browser development since 1994. When I’m not testing Vivaldi browser or reading Vivaldi forums, I enjoy collecting and playing with vintage computers and arcade games. Born in Iceland, with an Icelandic mother and Norwegian father, lived in Norway for many years and currently reside near Boston, MA. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israeli_Eagle Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Easy to prevent: NEVER install or use Windows 10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 There's an easy solution to remove all the crap which is not needed and comes with W10. At least it was intially created for the Spring Creators Update. If you want to take a look: https://github.com/adolfintel/Windows10-Privacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nir Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, Venom said: There's an easy solution to remove all the crap which is not needed and comes with W10 Easy but time consuming. Why not not-use Windows 10? Easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BimBamSmash Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Israeli_Eagle said: Easy to prevent: NEVER install or use Windows 10! Eventually this thing will become the only option left in the windows ecosystem. Unless we are lucky and Linux can handle everything for everyone (and not just computer nerds) by then it is best for users to at least try and voice their concern now before these practices become the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPECTRUM Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Google does something similar when you use their websites/services with others browsers and a pop-up recommends to use Chrome each time xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryrynz Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 "anti competitive" WHUT. This is what advertising is... People losing their shit every day because of things like this? This shouldn't surprise you under Capitalism! Far out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActive Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 @nir Already posted by you here : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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