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Microsoft now pops up a poll asking why you'd want to use another browser when you download Chrome (www.theverge.com)

submitted 11 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 11 months ago

As web browsers are now free in price, if they are not privacy and freedom oriented the only way to promote them is by nagging and force.

[–] S3verin@slrpnk.net 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Overly controlling bf

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[–] IverCoder@lemm.ee 14 points 11 months ago

Linux equivalent: Imagine if AppImageD pops up asking for your opinion and feedback on AppImages whenever you visit Flathub or Snapcraft.

[–] hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

If I was Microsoft, I'd wanna know too. After all, it's a race for every single one of our data points, and then some.

Either way, you gotta admit it's ironically funny that Microsoft wants to keep/poach Chrome users into their own... wait for it... Chromium-based browser.

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[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 13 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What happens when you try to download Firefox?

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[–] Cipher22@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I.e. Microsoft is looking to build an antitrust suit against Google.

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[–] hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 9 points 11 months ago (13 children)

I wouldn't turn this into a Firefox vs chrome(ium) fight,but why would anyone use a reskinned chrome(edge) over the original one? Not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely curious.

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[–] thefloweracidic@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I think one huge issue is that edge is fine, it is a browser that works. There is nothing competitively interesting about it to make people consider switching, plus there is the infamy of IE and Micro$oft's reputation to contend with.

They should just develop a lightweight browser installer and bow out of the browser wars.

[–] pathief@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That will never happen, a browser is probably the best telemetry source you can possibly have. Microsoft wouldn't dream to give that up.

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[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If they are actually interested in the results, I think this is way better than the straight up nag screen they used to have.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I don't get why everyone is appalled by this. They're just quantifying user feedback. Long as they don't stop you from downloading chrome, and the feedback is optional, I don't see the harm

[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Appalled? No.

Annoyed? Yeah.

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[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I'm not really appalled. Just find it notable that Microsoft has four click throughs to try to nudge people towards Edge. Seems almost like desperation

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