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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by Kwantuum on Monday February 10, 2020 @08:56AM (#22289090)
> put it in a pinned taskbar position with a new icon and a notification bubble [...] less annoying

I have to disagree here. Messing with people's pinned taskbar icons is much more intrusive than a suggestion (which anyone sane has already disabled)

> why are they so heavy handed on the windows side of things

I'm sorry but that's pretty funny right before suggesting to literally change users settings without their consent.

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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by brianzelip on Monday February 10, 2020 @09:22AM (#22289300)
Perhaps the grandparent was referring to doing all that, by default out of the box? Sounds like a nice compromise all around.
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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by usrusr on Monday February 10, 2020 @11:30AM (#22290566)
That would be true if the ad/"suggestion" was just positively touting Edge without negatively mentioning Firefox. Is it even legal to use a competitor's trademark like that?
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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by lordlimecat on Monday February 10, 2020 @02:59PM (#22292625)
You are allowed to criticize trademarked products by name, as long as you're not saying demonstrably false things or misusing / misattributing the trademark.
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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by tracker1 on Monday February 10, 2020 @11:05AM (#22290262)
I'm not suggesting changing the default browser... only that given some of their past actions, simply putting the icon, or updating the version of Edge on the taskbar, and having a notification above that icon would be a better approach. Compared to the suggestion that disparages Firefox or Chrome, or the full browser window opening after the update.

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It's easier to unpin a taskbar icon, than disable suggestions.

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