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The impudence of Microsoft has reached new (criminal?) heights

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wraper:

--- Quote from: Benta on June 18, 2020, 06:31:43 pm ---What kind of behaviour is this? I've never used Edge and have no wish to do so, I have much better browsers installed.

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Consider it an automatic update. There was Edge browser on your computer to begin with, it just got updated.

NiHaoMike:

--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on June 20, 2020, 11:07:52 am ---Unfortunately both come with lots of "telemetry", which is a cute name for sending your every move to the mothership.

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There's one thing to do with such unwanted "telemetry": feed it fake data to show them how much you don't like it. And don't give it any real data so they would have nothing to gain.

Siwastaja:

--- Quote from: Bud on June 18, 2020, 07:11:31 pm ---Yes yes , i vividly remember how i turn on my Ubuntu linux PC one morning and the shit goddamn thing installed a new version with the Unity interface without even asking. So much for your beloved linux.

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It's not a huge newsflash that Ubuntu is the Microsoft of the Linux world, though.

SpecialK:

--- Quote from: Benta on June 18, 2020, 06:31:43 pm ---
What kind of behaviour is this? I've never used Edge and have no wish to do so, I have much better browsers installed.


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Never used it, but are certain other browsers are superior?  But yeah, if you have a preference it really does suck when your system always chooses another default browser.

bingo600:

--- Quote from: Bud on June 18, 2020, 07:11:31 pm ---Yes yes , i vividly remember how i turn on my Ubuntu linux PC one morning and the shit goddamn thing installed a new version with the Unity interface without even asking. So much for your beloved linux.

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Heh .. I switched to Linux Mint after 10.4 , as they threathened w. Unity.
Never looked back

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