Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads in Windows

Re:Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads ... by littlestymaar on Monday March 18, 2024 @06:24AM (#39742161)

It is definitely usable (my non tech wife and mom have done so for the past decade and it actually reduced the amount of support I had to provide for their computer in addition to giving a second life to a sluggish 3 years old Windows install that had almost convinced them to buy a new computer. As a result my wife's laptop is turning 12 this spring with just an upgrade to SSD 7 years ago).

The real reason why people [1] use Windows is that it comes pre-installed.

[1]: individuals, companies have other requirements and are tied to Windows for other reasons

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Re:Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads ... by 8fingerlouie on Monday March 18, 2024 @06:56AM (#39742387)

I have a strong suspicion that the support amount is caused by Windows.

I went the same route a decade ago, and upgraded both my parents and in-laws to Macs, and the amount of "pc support" i have to do has dwindled almost to nothing.

Granted, most "non-work pc usage" these days is done over a phone, and the support has also shifted to "phone app support", mostly apps that launch "refreshes" that confuses the hell out of the elderly since they apparently rely more on muscle memory than "understanding" what the app does :)

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Re:Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads ... by aitchnyu on Monday March 18, 2024 @07:17AM (#39742535)

I wanted to convert my mum, who is 10 years retired from an Excel heavy job, she was ok with managing files but hated Libreoffice sheets. What was the cheapest alternative for Excel habituated users?

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Re:Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads ... by nottorp on Monday March 18, 2024 @08:45AM (#39743592)

She would have said the same about Macs then. If you can't/don't want to change your habits you can't/don't want to change your habits.

My father is proud of paying for an antivirus subscription :) But at least he doesn't ask me anything.

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Re:Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads ... by luyu_wu on Monday March 18, 2024 @10:17AM (#39744892)

Probably WPS or Excel Online!

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Re:Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads ... by reacweb on Monday March 18, 2024 @07:17AM (#39742532)

same for my parents since December 2013 (ubuntu gnome, then ubuntu). I have almost no maintenance (always remote as I am far from them).

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