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How is this not literally the same kind of monopolistic behavior (abusing dominance in one platform to gain an advantage in another) that Microsoft has gotten i
by vitus 3y ago
How is this not literally the same kind of monopolistic behavior (abusing dominance in one platform to gain an advantage in another) that Microsoft has gotten in trouble over in the past?
Between injecting "hey edge is a perfectly good browser" when trying to download Chrome [0, 1], repeatedly clobbering default browser settings across OS updates [2], ignoring the default browser settings [3], and now injecting prompts of "hey you should use our search engine", I'm surprised that the current administration isn't seeking any antitrust action against Microsoft. Maybe they have their hands full between suing Amazon, Facebook, and Google, but I would expect this to be an open-and-shut case (especially since Microsoft has a history of doing this).
[0] https://www.extremetech.com/internet/329450-microsoft-edge-gets-new-anti-chrome-pop-ups https://www.extremetech.com/internet/329450-microsoft-edge-g...
[1] https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-is-displaying-multiple-edge-ads-on-googles-chrome-download-page https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-is-displaying-multiple-...
[2] https://www.computerworld.com/article/3032751/windows-10-forced-update-kb-3135173-changes-browser-and-other-defaults.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/3032751/windows-10-for...
[3] https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-brings-back-search-feature-in-latest-insider-build https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/micr...
- whoopdedo 3y agoBecause US vs MS (2001) was overturned and a slap-on-the-wrist settlement offered instead. Microsoft was never punished for tying MSIE to Windows.
- userbinator 3y agoThis is worse, much worse. In the past they got in trouble over simply including IE with the OS, where it was just present, and they were not even pestering you to use it.
- slowmovintarget 3y agoNow the FTC is completely incompetent and can't control itself from bringing overbroad cases that are mostly heavy breathing with too little legal standing. These anti-trust suits keep getting tossed. Lina Khan lost against Amazon, lost against Microsoft, lost against Google, and now they're going after Apple for the App Store instead of Microsoft for this.