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In the example you mentioned, I think that there actually is a difference. 1) You use Firefox, and Microsoft tells you that you should use IE instead. 2) You u
by heinrich5991 10y ago
In the example you mentioned, I think that there actually is a difference.
1) You use Firefox, and Microsoft tells you that you should use IE instead.
2) You use Google Search, and Google tells you that you should use Google Search more often.
The first is similar to Google somehow placing notes in Bing Search that Google search is better, the second is similar to Microsoft telling IE users that IE is better than Firefox in [this metric].
I think 1) is ethically more questionable than 2).
- vmarsy 10y ago> You use Google Search, and Google tells you that you should use Google Search more often. Actually when you use google search, google tells you that you should use Chrome. The exact popup says: Google works better with Chrome Yes, get Chrome now
- yellow_postit 10y agoSame 'notice' with Gmail. Inbox refuses to load in Edge, not sure about Firefox or Opera
- acomar 10y agoWorks fine in Firefox.
- CobrastanJorji 10y ago"Google works better with Chrome" is the same as any other page's "this site designed for Netscape Navigator" button, a perfectly acceptable practice for the last couple decades. Your operating system popping up a warning that "Microsoft Edge is safer than Firefox" is an entirely different ballgame.
- tn13 10y agoI would love to replace the Google Now on Android with something else. Till then I think I dont blame MS here.
- nitrogen 10y ago"Tu quoque" is not a very strong argument, and this distracts from one problem by bringing up an unrelated one. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
- tdkl 10y agoLet's see how the EU Android trial will finish and hope for the best.
- petre 10y agoThat's one of the main reasons I installed Cyanogenmod. To get rid of Google Now and finally remove tgat annoying text input from my desktop.
- vurpo 10y agoYou can just disable Google Now in the Google settings, and install a different launcher like Nova Launcher, if you want to get rid of Google Now entirely. Modding your phone is not necessary for this.
- 21 10y agoEvery single time I login into Gmail with Edge I am presented with a banner to switch to Chrome. I dismiss it, next time it's still there. I've seen this banner many many times. You would think that eventually they would give up. If I login with Firefox, no such banner (I think because it would cause an uproar within the dev comunity).
- addicted 10y agoI used to see it with Firefox every time. The psychological burden of having to mentally validate my choice of browser every time I used Google was a factor made me switch away from Google, so maybe they've stoppped doing it now?