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Windows 10 Update Prompts the User to Try Edge
- cosarara97 11y agoClick-bait and misleading. Prompting the user to try Edge is not 'blocking'.
- dang 11y agoOk, we replaced that bit with your phrase. If anyone can suggest a more accurate and neutral title, we can change it again.
- smegel 11y agoTerrible headline, the word "block" only appears once in the actual article: > The objective this time is to actively block further growth of Google Chrome and Firefox by trying to make users reconsider their decision to make it their default web browser. Disgraceful.
- cosmosgenius 11y agoThis is so messed up and completely misleading. No where in their popup have they mentioned not to use other browsers. Man!! times have changed so much that promoting your own products is now considered as a taboo.
- orev 11y agoAnd today is the day I was reminded that most of the people on this site are probably too young to remember the Microsoft lost a major anti-trust case because of exactly this kind of behavior. They are still a monopoly and still cannot legally take actions like this.
- heavymark 11y agoI agree, the title of the Forbes article is completely false. Windows does not block anyone from changing their default browser, they simply as the actual article says, "gently push users towards trying what will be a fundamental product in the company’s future." On Mac when when using Chrome it prompts you in the app and on google you to switch to Chrome. I don't blame cpeterso since he just used the title from Forbes. Shame on Forbes on click bait.
- craigvn 11y agoI am seriously considering moving to Edge anyway once I have Win10 on my work PC (so could be years!) Performance of Chrome is really poor now.
- WorldWideWayne 11y agoI won't even look at it until it has adblock and other extensions.