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Microsoft is making it harder to switch default browsers in Windows 11

Microsoft changed the process of setting the default web browser in their latest version of their Windows operating system, unnecessarily over complicating the process in favor of their own software. This practice shows the unfair advantage the company uses against 3rd party software vendors. source: https://www.theverge.com/22630319/microsoft-windows-11-default-browser-changes archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2021/08/18/microsoft-is-making-it-harder-to-switch-default-browsers-in-windows-11-archived-source/
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Microsoft is making it harder to switch default browsers in Windows 11 – archived source

Microsoft is making it harder to switch default browsers in Windows 11 Competitors aren’t happy By Tom Warren@tomwarren  Aug 18, 2021, 8:30am EDT Microsoft’s upcoming release of Windows 11 will make it even harder to switch default browsers and ignores browser defaults in new areas of the operating system. While Microsoft is making many positive changes to the […]
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Microsoft forces the use of online accounts on Windows

Microsoft aims to force users of the Windows operating system to create an online account bound to their online platform. The company’s goal is to drive users to the use of their online services, opening the possibilities of further tracking of user data which can be used to push additional subscription offers and other advertisement. […]
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Microsoft forces the use of online accounts on Windows – archived source

Confirmed: Windows 10 Setup Now Prevents Local Account Creation CHRIS HOFFMAN – UPDATED DEC 16, 2019, 5:41 PM EDT Windows 10 Home now forces you to sign in with a Microsoft account—unless you disconnect from the internet first. Microsoft has always wanted you to sign in with a Microsoft account, but now it’s going even further. […]
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Microsoft gathers as much telemetry through Windows as possible

After the installation of a mayor upgrade of the Windows operating system it was found that a setting which limited the amount of collected telemetry was set to the highest level without the user’s consent. It shows the company does not respect the end user’s choice for privacy and aims to always collect as much […]
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Microsoft gathers as much telemetry through Windows as possible – archived source

Dutch privacy regulator says Windows 10 breaks the law Regulator says Microsoft doesn’t offer enough information to enable informed consent. ARS STAFF – 10/13/2017, 8:45 PM The lack of clear information about what Microsoft does with the data that Windows 10 collects prevents consumers from giving their informed consent, says the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA). As such, […]
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Microsoft is infesting Windows 10 with annoying ads

Microsoft uses their product Windows to display advertisement to the user deeply integrated within the operating system, showing the company does not see the distribution of their operating system as their main core business but as a platform for making profit from ad revenue. End users who expect to use the Windows operating system an […]
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Microsoft is infesting Windows 10 with annoying ads – archived source

Microsoft is infesting Windows 10 with annoying ads File Explorer ads and bundled apps are the final straw By Tom Warren@tomwarren  Mar 17, 2017, 8:30am EDT  I’ve sat back and witnessed the development of Windows 10 and appreciated the speed of new feature releases, but it seems there’s a price to pay for this new “Windows as […]
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Microsoft’s chatbot in China abides the regime’s censorship rules

When confronted with certain keywords, the Chinese version of the Microsoft chatbot “Xiaobing”, responded either with avoidance or straight up confrontation towards the chat partner. The keywords relate to topics the Chinese regime does not want their citizens to know about. The implementation in the chatbot by Microsoft shows the company abides the Chinese regime’s […]
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Microsoft’s chatbot in China abides the regime’s censorship rules – archived source

MICROSOFT’S CHINESE CHATBOT ENCOUNTERS SENSITIVE WORDS Posted by Josh Rudolph | Nov 22, 2016 First launched in June of 2014, Microsoft’s Chinese-speaking social media-based “artificial intelligence” chatbot Xiaobing (小冰, literally “Small Ice” and officially called Ms. Xiaoice by Microsoft) has been subject to several user tests over the past two years. The chatbot, who has reportedly become a “virtual girlfriend” […]
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