Not again, Microsoft!

[douglas9]

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:


https://vivaldi.com/blog/not-again-microsoft/

[Farmer-Rick]

1. What do you expect from a business started by a man with stolen computer time?

Back when computers were clunky, slow and stupid, you had to pay for use of computers and their time. I belonged
to a computer club that required $150 an hour to use a huge mainframe at the power plant and that was a reduced rate seen as a charitable donation to our science club. Mostly only big institutions could afford computers or time.

Gates broke into his mother's hospital, where she was a well paid executive administrator, and hacked into the computer there to get free computer time. When it was discovered, his mother covered it up.

Behind ever great fortune is a great crime. There is no telling how many $100,000, equivalent to millions today, worth of computer time he used up because he was able to hide a lot of his thievery.

He and his business are still stealing today.

[SamKnause]

2. Fuck Microsoft Edge.

Their browser sucks !!!!

[earthshine]

3. Can anyone explain what advantages Edge provides?

Hello ... anyone want to speak up?

No one?

Long-term Firefox user, here. I have no reason to switch.

I have every reason to think MS wants us "on Edge" for spying, er, ummm, I mean telemetry purposes.

[left-of-center2012]

4. Can I stop Edge from opening?

Bing, etc opens often when I turn my laptop on.

[ManiacJoe]

6. Check your startup programs.

[left-of-center2012]

8. OK, just checked

Not there, but I did find McAfee Security Startup
which I did not want,
so deleted it.

thanks

[TygrBright]

5. Why I'll hold onto Windows 7 to the last ditch, reason 3,472. n/t

[ManiacJoe]

7. When did that start?

I have four browsers on my Win10 box, which has never done that misbehavior.

[douglas9]

9. Microsoft backs off from Windows 10 'warning' about Chrome and Firefox

Microsoft started testing a warning for Windows 10 users last week that displayed a prompt when Chrome or Firefox was about to be installed. The software giant is now reversing this controversial test in its latest Windows 10 preview, released last Friday. The Verge understands Microsoft no longer plans to include this warning in the upcoming Windows 10 October 2018 Update that will ship next month, but that the company may continue to test these types of prompts in future updates.

The prompt tried to convince Windows 10 users to stick with Microsoft’s built-in Edge browser when the Chrome and Firefox installers were activated. Microsoft uses a similar prompt when you try to switch default browsers on Windows 10, and the company has also issued notifications to Chrome users in the past warning them that Google’s browser is “draining your battery fast.”

Microsoft also tried to force Windows 10 Mail users to use Edge for all email links, ignoring any default browser set in the operating system. This change was also tested with Windows 10 users and the feedback forced the company to rethink its plans. It’s not immediately clear whether Microsoft reacted to feedback on this latest test, or whether the company inadvertently added it to the final stages of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. Microsoft doesn’t typically add major changes when it’s finalizing its updates, and the company didn’t even note the addition or removal in its blog posts. Either way, Windows 10 users will be hoping this is simply the end of this particular test.

n/t


https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/17/17868946/microsoft-windows-10-warning-prompt-chrome-firefox-test

[LeftInTX]

10. Arghh...I was doing something the other day and the link would only open in Edge....

I can't stand IE and haven't used it since 2009.

It was through third party software and not Microsoft.

I can't stand it when I get an XML document.....It gives me knots in my stomach...because it only wants to open in Edge.

[TreasonousBastard]

11. Ohferchrissakes-- I've been using Win10 since it came out and have never had a problem with...

Edge being "forced" on me. I do use Edge once in a while because I like the way it installs downloads, but that is a preference and nothing critical. If an extra click or two the occasional time Edge pops up is an overwhelming problem, seek help.

Opera and Vivaldi are my two primary browsers, and they work exactly as I tell them to. So does Firefox now that they fixed some really nasty bugs. I also have Pale Moon and Epic Privacy Browser sitting around, but don't use them much.

I don't use Chrome, ever-- Vivaldi has a much better design using the Chrome engine, and Google isn't looking over my shoulder.

Anyone else a fan of Vivaldi?

[douglas9]

12. Vivaldi: Built using Chromium, but different from Chrome

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-different-from-chrome/

https://malwaretips.com/threads/vivaldi-browser-better-than-chrome-is-it-the-next-big-thing.80121/