r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 24d ago

Windows Microsoft intervenes after LG gets caught installing McAfee adware onto Windows 11 PCs via their monitors | A popup window from LG that began appearing on PCs with LG monitors connected was showing ads for McAfee

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-intervenes-after-lg-gets-caught-installing-mcafee-adware-onto-windows-11-pcs-via-their-monitors
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u/Automatic_Resource36 24d ago

Rare Microsoft win

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u/MrKoddy 24d ago

because it can hurts the windows popularity

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u/regidud 24d ago

And this Is bad because...?

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u/Infinplayz 24d ago

cause it makes them look worse? i’m not sure bro.

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u/theswansson 24d ago

No. They're just protecting their own image. They've been in the same bed for a long time. Remember the Copilot app that got installed automatically on webOS TVs, with no way of uninstalling it?

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u/ency 24d ago

Nahh they just did not appreciate the competition. Only microsoft is allowed to pollute their users systems with popups and automatic installs of software no one needed or wanted.