Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads in Windows

Re:Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads ... by jsight on Monday March 18, 2024 @09:40AM (#39744369)

IDK, the line seems fairly clear. Asking someone to upgrade an existing product for security makes sense. Similarly, asking to switch to two factor isn't a bad idea at all, even if there are secondary motives.

Asking someone to come over from a competitor's current product doesn't sound like an actual security intent.

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Re:Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads ... by gkbrk on Monday March 18, 2024 @09:47AM (#39744458)

Can Google really complain? For years they bundled Chrome installers that set the browser as default with other random software. And every time you visited Google with Internet Explorer or Firefox, they told you to "upgrade" to Chrome.

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Re:Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads ... by jsight on Monday March 18, 2024 @01:21PM (#39747168)

Yes. Making deals to distribute their software is a well accepted practice and Chrome is far from the worst thing to come preinstalled. Advertising your wares on your own website is even more reasonable than that.

Observing when a competing browser is used to visit a competing site and then having the desktop OS open a popup crosses a very different line.

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