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Searching from the address bar, and changing the user's default search experience aren't the same thing. If Microsoft was adding Bing as a search provider this
by Someone1234 7y ago
Searching from the address bar, and changing the user's default search experience aren't the same thing.
If Microsoft was adding Bing as a search provider this wouldn't be nearly as controversial. Instead they're removing the user's preference and replacing it with their own, without consent, during a regular update of an unrelated product.
It is basically adware behaviour. Microsoft's self-rationalisation isn't relevant.
- lake99 7y agoI'd call it malware behaviour, but I agree with your general point.
- untog 7y agoIt's worth pointing out that the installer doing this is a business-only installer. So while, yes, it is removing the user's preference, it is also a corporate tool for enforcing corporate policies on corporate machines. The issue here is that the install is not optional when it should be: admins should have the choice. But IMO it's debatable whether end users (of their corporate machines) should.