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Microsoft already warns you that Firefox might be malware and that edge is more secure sometimes. It’s only one step away from a full ban. Decades ago, they got
by gentleman11 5y ago
Microsoft already warns you that Firefox might be malware and that edge is more secure sometimes. It’s only one step away from a full ban. Decades ago, they got the monopoly treatment for this stuff
- outside1234 5y agoBut then Apple
- prox 5y agoIsn’t Microsoft gonna get slapped hard by the EU as anti competitive practice? They are already got a fine for that when IE6 was around.
- Spivak 5y agoMaybe but if they can go to court and say that Firefox is malware because it’s intentionally breaking OS security features they’ll probably get away with it.
- paxys 5y agoIt’s a very different world today than when Microsoft went through antitrust proceedings for IE6. Regulatory authorities worldwide are getting more toothless by the day. Heck Apple doesn’t even let you use alternate browsers or install your own apps and they are celebrated for it. On what basis would there be action against Microsoft now?
- nabakin 5y ago> Apple doesn’t even let you use alternate browsers Are you sure that's true? When I was using my MacBook a year ago, I used Chrome with no problems. Set as default and never had to look at Safari again. One of the points I've made against Microsoft doing this is not even control freak Apple goes this far.
- mdoms 5y agoYou can't install different browsers in iOS.
- nicce 5y agoFrom normal user perpective you can, but technically you can’t. Tough comparison for politics.
- nabakin 5y agoYou can't install different browsers at all? Or do you mean you can't set them as default?
- rootsu 5y agoYou can install different browsers and set them as defaults but all of the browsers on iOS must use webkit. https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#software-requirements https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#sof...
- hadem 5y agoAre you sure...? I've been using Firefox as my default browser on iOS for awhile now.
- steve_taylor 5y agoIt's Safari (WkWebView) dressed up as Firefox. That's all Apple lets them do.
- NmAmDa 5y agoIronically that's the main reason why chrome doesn't dominate the browser market completely.
- buu700 5y agoI would almost prefer a Chromium monoculture over having to deal with supporting WebKit, and I say this as a Firefox user.
- teawrecks 5y agoThere's no such thing as a hard slap to a megacorp when we're only talking in fines.
- AviationAtom 5y agoIt's sad to see them slipping back to such tactics, as they've made strides in changing their image in the last decade or so. I have to wonder if there was one particular good idea fairy there, and it pained the devs to have to code this "feature" in.
- teawrecks 5y ago"Full ban"? On windows? What does that mean?
- modeless 5y agoBlacklist all binaries in SmartScreen and Windows Defender, distribute a Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool that deletes it through Windows Update, revoke any Windows or Visual Studio licenses belonging to Mozilla Corp, they have a lot of options actually. But if they tried any of that, there would be consequences.