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By this logic, no one would be able to serve banner ads on top of copywritten content. Plenty of existing and historical malware browsers and plugins have inje
by ethbr0 4y ago
By this logic, no one would be able to serve banner ads on top of copywritten content.
Plenty of existing and historical malware browsers and plugins have injected ads.
Furthermore, because it's a full page width banner, it's not entirely clear whether Edge is rending something next to Google's page (i.e. in MS' browser) or in Google's page (i.e. commingled with their content).
- midoridensha 4y agoI think your logic is flawed. Banner ads are explicitly permitted by the web site operator (they get paid for them after all). Plugins aren't permitted by the web site operator, however they are permitted by the user, who has to explicitly approve installation of the plugin. Same with malware browsers: the users chose those. Of course, the users were ignorant and clicked on something they shouldn't have, but still it's ultimately their own fault: they opted in. It's different with Microsoft: MS never asked for users' permission to change content, nor did users ever expect it.
- ethbr0 4y agoHow do you get from 'users opted into malware browsers/plugins' to 'users didn't opt-in to Edge/Windows'?
- midoridensha 4y agoEdge comes with Windows, and users pick Windows because it's the default choice and basically a monopoly for PC operating systems.