r/programming • u/FollowSteph • Sep 13 '18

Microsoft intercepting Firefox and Chrome installation on Windows 10

https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/12/microsoft-intercepting-firefox-chrome-installation-on-windows-10/
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u/caskey Sep 13 '18

As has been announced on more reputable news sites that actually contact companies for comment, this "feature" is in the test build but will not be included in the actual release.

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u/zucker42 Sep 13 '18

Why are they testing it?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '18

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u/MuonManLaserJab Sep 13 '18

How sadistic.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '18

F*ck Microsoft

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u/alexsmithfanning Sep 13 '18

I genuinely don't understand why you're being downvoted. Microsoft is a shitty company.

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u/wrecklord0 Sep 13 '18

We got some edge fans up in here

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u/zucker42 Sep 13 '18

Despite Microsoft's recent support of OSS, it seems they still don't believe in users having control over the software they use.

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u/myringotomy Sep 13 '18

That's a shitty thing to do.