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Microsoft accused of malware-like tactics, again, in attempt to push users onto Bing (www.techspot.com)

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[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 79 points 10 months ago

There's an alternate timeline in which I actually give Bing and Edge a chance because Microsoft's not flinging their feces at their users constantly the way they are now

[-] hayhay@programming.dev 40 points 10 months ago

It’s wild because Bing is generally quite good now, but I switched away from it recently because it kept trying to advertise edge…

Meanwhile edge tries to advertise “pay later” schemes and really gets in your face about bing…

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 12 points 10 months ago

So to be honest, I did use Bing for a good while, mostly for the rewards, and it wasn't bad, but at some point I was using a Canadian IP with a VPN, and Microsoft stubbornly switched everything to Canadian currency and would no longer let me redeem my rewards with US dollars or within the US lol. Honestly, it's one thing that nudged me to start thinking more about using a search engine that's not as problematic as Google or Bing.

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[-] evatronic@lemm.ee 25 points 10 months ago

Until about maybe six months ago, Edge was great (please ignore the massive amount of data it sends to MS) as a browser. The user experience was top notch.

Some product owner with shit for brains was hired and started cramming Bing and AI nonsense into every corner.

MS needs to ease up, fast.

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[-] Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 10 months ago

The sad thing is that Edge is actually decent, and Bing is also not terrible... E.g. as an user there is absolutely no reason to use Chrome instead, but Microsoft managed to make it seem so annoying with shit like this.

[-] Swarfega@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Edge was decent in beta and upon release. I find now though they have slowly been adding in their own features and now it's a browser packed with Microsoft's products.

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Edge is actually decent

And also it tracks you, same as Chrome.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 5 points 10 months ago

Normies barely know what that means, and don't care.

[-] sovietknuckles@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

E.g. as an user there is absolutely no reason to use Chrome instead

What do you mean instead? Edge is a Chromium rebrand

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[-] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

I find bing to be slightly less shit than google these days.

[-] Dee@lemmings.world 6 points 10 months ago

I've actually found Bing to be way better than Google for a while now. It's not even close, idk what Google did to their search engine but it's pretty frustrating. It's all ads and irrelevant links.

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[-] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 59 points 10 months ago

Really love being free of Windows and this bullshit.

[-] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My system76 laptop is in the mail and I'm excited.

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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

Yup, the only Microsoft product I use at home is GitHub, my home computer is Linux, and my work computer is macOS, so I just don't see this BS.

[-] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago

Gitlab is pretty great!

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Yeah it is, and that's where I put my personal projects. But I like contributing to other FOSS projects, and most of those are in GitHub.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.one 36 points 10 months ago

Outlook the other day insisted it was better opening links in Edge instead of my default browser... Yeah, I shut THAT down...

[-] ridago@programming.dev 7 points 10 months ago

Tbf, they did recently (I think) implement a feature where Edge would open with the email in a sidebar when opening links from outlook. So at least there’s some point to it.. if that’s a feature anyone actually wants..

[-] alehel@beehaw.org 6 points 10 months ago

I encountered this at work today. I just assumed I couldn't turn it off. Will def be looking for that setting tomorrow.

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[-] eddanja@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

Stop trying to make Bing happen. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

I like that it exists. I don't use it, nor do I plan to, but I like Google having more competition.

I personally use DuckDuckGo, another Google competitor.

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[-] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 25 points 10 months ago

Anyone else notice the search (in windows 10 at least) suddenly being fucking useless? Used to be able to just type "disk man" and it defaulted to the disk management control panel, now it's defaulting to a Bing search (in edge of course even though Firefox is default browser) for the phrase... Tried it on like 4 computers and only one was even offering the control panel as an option and it wasn't the first one. Same thing with "default apps"...

Really glad I made the jump to Linux when I did, everytime I have to do something out of the usual user use case in windows at work I find myself more and more frustrated and jaded with windows.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 5 points 10 months ago

Confirming this on (my sister's installation of) Windows 11. Not even restore point would give me a result (switching to en-US at least found Reset my PC but still creating a restore point is nowhere to be found unless you know where to go from previous versions of Windows).

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[-] Skimmer@lemmy.zip 22 points 10 months ago

Are they begging for another antitrust?

[-] const_void@lemmy.ml 43 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That would require a functional or semi-functional government which we currently do not have.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 22 points 10 months ago

I'll say it a million times if I have to

Install Linux, take back your computer, get rid of the microshit problem

[-] Prethoryn@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

The game I want to play isn't available on Linux.

[-] s_s@lemmy.one 6 points 10 months ago

There are soooooo many games.

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[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Windows 11 is malware . I’m older than yoda, I used windows all my life. Switched to fucking Mac last year which is shit, but iits not tracking my every move, is arguably not loaded with bloat, and nagging me about my choice of browser.

[-] Cargon@lemmy.ml 29 points 10 months ago

Apple is still tracking you, they just aren't as donkey-brained as Microsoft.

[-] NightOwl@lemmy.one 7 points 10 months ago

Yeah, one of things that stood out was how much Apple tries to push signing into account too. And compared to Linux doesn't seem like you can use their App store without logging in on MacOS compared to Linux App Store.

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[-] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Richard Stallman, who art the in freedom of software, hallowed be thy name; the kingdom of GNU come; thy will be done; on every machine as it is free.

Give us this day our daily free softwares. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who touches macos. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from the scorched land of Microsoft.

For free softwares are the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.

Richard Stallman wearing a halo, holding a book, looking like a christian saint

[-] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 15 points 10 months ago

Windows is malware.

[-] ninjamice@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago

There was a thread on hackernews a few days ago (maybe even yesterday, time is a construct) where someone shared a screenshot of a pop up ad served to them by the OS itself.

Wtf. Why would anyone willingly use that crap?

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[-] JustARegularNerd@aussie.zone 14 points 10 months ago

If the screenshot in the article is to be believed, it literally has a typo, missing a quote for Don't, which is usually one of the most common ways to spot suspicious activity and malware, and now, as someone working for an MSP, I have to now tell those users who see this that confusingly, yes this was legitimate and it was a Microsoft ad. The font isn't exactly standard either, the buttons look like Arial which also just looks suspicious.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 8 points 10 months ago

Reminds me of that Facebook class action settlement that was legit, but it looked about as convincing as a ransomware screen

[-] Tygr@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Bing sucks. Their customer support is absolutely terrible. They blocked one of my sites and I can never get a response, so I just don’t bother with it (and don’t advertise there)

[-] Cobrachickenwing@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 months ago

Looks like Microsoft needs to be reminded about their anti trust case again. some things never change.

[-] amio@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Edge* is fucking shitty, to boot. It keeps serving my grandma fucking scam ads, how in the ever-loving motherfuck is that a thing in an official Microsoft browser?

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[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Darn, beat me to it today, can I post this tomorrow?

On a more relevant note:

We are aware of these reports and have paused this notification while we investigate and take appropriate action to address this unintended behavior

What is utter bullshit, Alex?

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[-] Wyvven@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Can they also get google telling me to switch to chrome every time I open an email to become classed as malware

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[-] Madex@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Pushed me to endeavour os

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 6 points 10 months ago

What is C:\windows\temp? Wasn't LOCALAPPDATA supposed for that?

[-] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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[-] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 5 points 10 months ago

This is getting tiring, not microsoft or Google or apple or any other, its too hard to be private these days, using nextdns, vpn and mull but I still dont feel safe browsing

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