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Re:Microsoft now says your PC is in need of 'repair' if you'... by glimshe on Friday May 17, 2024 @04:17PM (#40393797)
But considering how much Google uses their position to maintain the monopoly in Search and browsers, it's in our interest to level the playing field. So, despite the annoyances, we are better off in allowing Microsoft to grow market share. I'm a Windows and Edge user (by choice) and I can very easily neither use Edge nor Outlook if I don't want to.
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Re:Microsoft now says your PC is in need of 'repair' if you'... by MattPalmer1086 on Friday May 17, 2024 @06:04PM (#40394582)
If Google are abusing their market position then they should face some consequence too.

It's not in anyone's long term interest for the government to pick winners and losers. The law should not be applied selectively.

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Re:Microsoft now says your PC is in need of 'repair' if you'... by glimshe on Saturday May 18, 2024 @03:44AM (#40397161)
They are both abusing. Allowing both to go as they are does not pick winners or losers. While you are right in theory, in practice it takes years for antitrust trials to go through - and they fail often.
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