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Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by mr_overalls on Monday February 10, 2020 @09:58AM (#22289608)
Google is free - ads are expected. Microsoft is a paid product. Completely different situations.
Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by kd913 on Monday February 10, 2020 @10:11AM (#22289721)
I disagree that it's completely different situations. I have not seen anywhere in the legal structure that allows such moves if advertisements are enabled. It is still a company abusing their monopoly situation to influence another market.

In fact Google did it worse by blocking browsers purely by user-agent to key google services like maps to block the entry or Fire devices or windows phone devices.

Both cases aren't acceptible and both should be punished imho.

Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by jevgeni on Monday February 10, 2020 @11:01AM (#22290214)
It is not, because they are not a monopoly.
Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by zchrykng on Monday February 10, 2020 @11:31AM (#22290574)
Google Search is more of a monopoly than Microsoft Windows is last I checked.
Re:Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Window... by jevgeni on Monday February 10, 2020 @12:08PM (#22290944)
Totally agree.