Re:Google Chrome's fear of Microsoft Edge is revealing its b...
by icebraining on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @10:34AM
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Presumably there's an investigation ongoing in the US: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/09/google-an...
That's besides the EU's investigation and fine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_vs._Google#Andr...
Re:Google Chrome's fear of Microsoft Edge is revealing its b...
by mey on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @09:53AM
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Or bundling Chrome and Android
Re:Google Chrome's fear of Microsoft Edge is revealing its b...
by icebraining on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @10:36AM
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Supposedly they now ask users in the EU which browser they want to use: https://www.blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/suppo...
I can't say I've ever seen that dialog, though.
Re:Google Chrome's fear of Microsoft Edge is revealing its b...
by QuesnayJr on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @12:26PM
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I got a popup telling me I could install other browsers, and some directions on how to do so. I knew it had to be in response to the EU case, but you couldn't tell from the phrasing that they did it involuntarily.
Is it though? It blows my mind how Google gets a pass on stuff like this. Way back when MS got slapped for monopolistic practices the key argument was that by bundling IE with Windows they were leveraging their dominant position in desktop OSs to gain an unfair advantage in another industry (browsers/web, via IE).
Meanwhile Google leverages their position in search, email, etc. to push Chrome and whatever else, and no one bats an eye.