MSFT is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge and IT admins are angry

Post by 2OEH8eoCRo0 » Wed, May 03, 2023, 10:11 AM UTC

dustedcodes wrote: post #6

I have no skin in the game, but even I am starting to think the obvious thing here: Apple and Google own the entire mobile OS market. They could literally destroy Microsoft if they started to hugely degrade the experience of Microsoft products on iOS and Android with dark patterns a la Microsoft. But they don't. So far they were competing by making their own products better. Microsoft needs to think hard how hostile…

Post by dustedcodes » Wed, May 03, 2023, 10:13 AM UTC

seydor wrote: post #12

dustedcodes wrote: post #6

I have no skin in the game, but even I am starting to think the obvious thing here: Apple and Google own the entire mobile OS market. They could literally destroy Microsoft if they started to hugely degrade the experience of Microsoft products on iOS and Android with dark patterns a la Microsoft. But they don't. So far they were competing by making their own products better. Microsoft needs to think hard how hostile…

They don't because they can't. People use ms programs for their daily work , phones are secondary. And how is ms degrading googls products? They don't even have a mandatory app store in windows. When comparing them all, ms has been the most open one

Post by CrampusDestrus » Wed, May 03, 2023, 10:14 AM UTC

peoplefromibiza wrote: post #21

supriyo-biswas wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The only instance of Apple doing that I’m aware of is the “Search for (term)” in the terminal’s right click menu always defaulting to Safari. In every other instance, they’ve respected the defaults. Microsoft on the other hands seems to have no boundaries, going as far as injecting ads on Chrome’s homepage[1] promoting their browser. [1] https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-now-injecting-full-...

> The only instance of Apple doing that I’m aware of is Not allowing alternative browsers on their most successful platform: iOS also: - EU forced Apple to use USB-C like everybody else - EU is forcing Apple to allow side loading of apps Apple is one of the worst offenders ever when it's about vendor lock in

Post by peoplefromibiza » Wed, May 03, 2023, 10:17 AM UTC

bearmode wrote: post #17

dustedcodes wrote: post #6

I have no skin in the game, but even I am starting to think the obvious thing here: Apple and Google own the entire mobile OS market. They could literally destroy Microsoft if they started to hugely degrade the experience of Microsoft products on iOS and Android with dark patterns a la Microsoft. But they don't. So far they were competing by making their own products better. Microsoft needs to think hard how hostile…

Anti-competitive behaviour runs deep in Microsoft. They've been doing it since their early days.

Post by dustedcodes » Wed, May 03, 2023, 10:19 AM UTC

golemotron wrote: post #27

dustedcodes wrote: post #6

I have no skin in the game, but even I am starting to think the obvious thing here: Apple and Google own the entire mobile OS market. They could literally destroy Microsoft if they started to hugely degrade the experience of Microsoft products on iOS and Android with dark patterns a la Microsoft. But they don't. So far they were competing by making their own products better. Microsoft needs to think hard how hostile…

The big difference is that Google and Apple are largely in the consumer space. MS, with Teams, is in the enterprise space where user experience isn't part of the buy decision.