![]() ![]() Want more users to adopt your products? Build better products. We need to drive the technology industry with responsibility and put user choice first. The truth is that users cannot be won through strong-arm tactics – tactics used not only by Microsoft, but others as well. Last year, I expressed my concerns about their anti-competitive behaviour in my blog ‘It’s time to do the right thing, Microsoft.’ Also wouldn’t let me login initially, took some weird fussing around to fix. Hey stop forcing your products down our throats on updates. 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.ĭid the big April update for after which the operating system conveniently switched my default browser to Edge. ![]() ![]() They are gradually getting worse as they are not being checked. Without a doubt, I feel that Microsoft does not seem to have learned from its earlier mistakes. I was asked by CNET about this latest move. Now Microsoft is trying to redirect users before they’ve even installed a new browser. They have also made it hard for users to change the default browser, which was a lot easier before. 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. This is yet another unfortunate example of Microsoft abusing its monopoly power. The public outcry was immense and can be seen in the above thread. f7jk9sGvYAĪnd in no time, many more echoed his sentiment. His reaction? Quite clearly 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. A user openly expressed his disappointment in Microsoft’s latest stealth tactic of forcing its Edge browser on him. The following tweet brewed up a storm yesterday. Users do not want to be stripped of their ability to make a choice. Once again, Microsoft has shown that it does not shy away from anti-competitive practices. ![]()
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