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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by woofie11 on Monday February 10, 2020 @09:14AM (#22289224)
Microsoft went through an extended process with the DOJ about almost this exact thing in the day of Netscape Navigator -- using market power in operating systems to try to gain advantage in the browser market. That's unethical and generally illegal under antitrust law.
Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by jevgeni on Monday February 10, 2020 @10:57AM (#22290157)
Key point: at that time. It’s not an absolute.
Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by justinclift on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @07:12AM (#22297848)
Didn't the agreement they had only (finally) run out a year or two ago, thus setting the stage for MS to start pulling this crap again?