▲ 1248 ▼ Microsoft to stop forcing Windows 11 users into Edge in EU countries (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by brihuang95@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world 272 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Can they do the same for Google recommending Chrome? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Joris@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) At least google sites recommending Chrome are free to use. Microsoft is forcing is it's useless browser to an audience via an OS. Which they paid for. Two huge no-no's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) MS should just quit the facade and make it free. I mean it more or less already is. I'm running an unregistered W10 Pro and the "activate license" thing only comes up occasionally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I heard from an acquaintance of mine that works for MS that they really don't care if you pay for their software. As long as you're using it, they know you're locked into their environment. Hell, you can download an install ISO off their website directly, and you can install and run it without a license key. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah I think that much is really apparent. I use AtlasOS when I absolutely need to use Windows. permalink fedilink source parent [–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago Yes, they are doing both. The list of entities covered by the DMA dropped today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Joris@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) At least google sites recommending Chrome are free to use. Microsoft is forcing is it's useless browser to an audience via an OS. Which they paid for. Two huge no-no's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) MS should just quit the facade and make it free. I mean it more or less already is. I'm running an unregistered W10 Pro and the "activate license" thing only comes up occasionally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I heard from an acquaintance of mine that works for MS that they really don't care if you pay for their software. As long as you're using it, they know you're locked into their environment. Hell, you can download an install ISO off their website directly, and you can install and run it without a license key. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah I think that much is really apparent. I use AtlasOS when I absolutely need to use Windows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) MS should just quit the facade and make it free. I mean it more or less already is. I'm running an unregistered W10 Pro and the "activate license" thing only comes up occasionally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I heard from an acquaintance of mine that works for MS that they really don't care if you pay for their software. As long as you're using it, they know you're locked into their environment. Hell, you can download an install ISO off their website directly, and you can install and run it without a license key. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah I think that much is really apparent. I use AtlasOS when I absolutely need to use Windows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moody@lemmings.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I heard from an acquaintance of mine that works for MS that they really don't care if you pay for their software. As long as you're using it, they know you're locked into their environment. Hell, you can download an install ISO off their website directly, and you can install and run it without a license key. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah I think that much is really apparent. I use AtlasOS when I absolutely need to use Windows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah I think that much is really apparent. I use AtlasOS when I absolutely need to use Windows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago Yes, they are doing both. The list of entities covered by the DMA dropped today. permalink fedilink source parent