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Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome

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Re: Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome

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Post by tivert »

stetrain wrote: post #31

I got a Windows Notification the other day while playing a game telling me about a "Grand prize giveaway" Nope, not malware. Just Windows. https://i.imgur.com/xVstzqc.png https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoft/comments/15u6gx8/windows_...

> I got a Windows Notification the other day while playing a game telling me about a "Grand prize giveaway"

> Nope, not malware. Just Windows.

Yeah, I got one the other day promoting some game or game studio.

Honestly, there outta be a law. We don't need this kind of "innovation."

Re: Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome

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Post by omnifischer »

I am just saddened employees inside don't comment/protest at the UI/UX/managers.

- Do most employees think and accept this is ethical for the longterm of the IT?

- Do they not think it is destroying the reputation?

- Do the employees not think if they later found a browser or other OS - such behavious is immoral from both economic and technological perspective?

Re: Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome

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Post by treis »

kevincox wrote: post #11
thesuperbigfrog wrote: post #5

"You might argue that this is Microsoft’s operating system, or that when using Microsoft’s browser and search engine it’s well within its rights to try and sway people away from Chrome." "Microsoft’s behaviors here are totally beyond a simple webpage prompt. I shouldn’t have to be dismissing pop-ups that appear on top of my apps and games, or ones that magically appear after I update my copy of Windows." Windows 11 i…

The only thing that a user can do is switch OS. Microsfts goal is to extract as much profit as possible. The main factors that oppose enshitification are users leaving (revenue is lost) or regulation (increases costs).

And I think this highlights the real problem. The issue isn't that MS is pulling some nonsense. It's that I can't really vote with my feet and stop using Windows.

Re: Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome

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Post by sylens »

omnifischer wrote: post #42

I am just saddened employees inside don't comment/protest at the UI/UX/managers. - Do most employees think and accept this is ethical for the longterm of the IT? - Do they not think it is destroying the reputation? - Do the employees not think if they later found a browser or other OS - such behavious is immoral from both economic and technological perspective?

I would imagine they do but are overruled as managers and directors look to meet KPIs

Re: Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome

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Post by usimi »

baz00 wrote: post #35
noiseinvacuum wrote: post #28

As disgusting as Apple’s ads to sell sell Apple Fitness + all over the OS or Google’s pops on Firefox all over their products to install Chrome. All big companies do it.

I haven't had a single ad on any of my Apple stuff other than a free trial of apple news for 3 months which I declined and was never asked again. Where are you seeing that?

They’re exaggerating

Re: Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome

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Post by nottorp »

baz00 wrote: post #35
noiseinvacuum wrote: post #28

As disgusting as Apple’s ads to sell sell Apple Fitness + all over the OS or Google’s pops on Firefox all over their products to install Chrome. All big companies do it.

I haven't had a single ad on any of my Apple stuff other than a free trial of apple news for 3 months which I declined and was never asked again. Where are you seeing that?

Me neither, and I even use the built in health app sometimes, which is the logical place to put an add for their fitness service.

Re: Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome

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Post by pacifika »

omnifischer wrote: post #42

I am just saddened employees inside don't comment/protest at the UI/UX/managers. - Do most employees think and accept this is ethical for the longterm of the IT? - Do they not think it is destroying the reputation? - Do the employees not think if they later found a browser or other OS - such behavious is immoral from both economic and technological perspective?

Disagree and commit

Re: Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome

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Post by tivert »

prmoustache wrote: post #21
thesuperbigfrog wrote: post #5

"You might argue that this is Microsoft’s operating system, or that when using Microsoft’s browser and search engine it’s well within its rights to try and sway people away from Chrome." "Microsoft’s behaviors here are totally beyond a simple webpage prompt. I shouldn’t have to be dismissing pop-ups that appear on top of my apps and games, or ones that magically appear after I update my copy of Windows." Windows 11 i…

> What should Windows 11 users do to let Microsoft know that such behaviors are intrusive and offensive? Leave it for a proper OS. It might not be possible for your company issued computers if they don't allow you to use something else[1][2] but for your personnal uses it is fairly easy. [1] I doubt it would be configured to receive popup ads in that context anyway [2] Having a toxic work environment is a good reason…

> Leave it for a proper OS.

> It might not be possible for your company issued computers if they don't allow you to use something else[1][2] but for your personnal [sic] uses it is fairly easy.

It's not that easy, unless you're willing to make a bunch of sacrifices for the sake of using a different OS. Windows is by far the dominant desktop OS, and there's a lot of software people need and want to use that's available only for it.

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