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Comment on Microsoft announces new Windows changes in response to the EU's (DMA) Digital Markets Act for EEA users, including Edge not prompting users to set it as the default unless opened

DNU@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Am i missing something? If i had edge, store and bing forced down my throat my win11 install wouldve been long gone, but imo thst stuff was already removable before?

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andxz@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
From what I’ve gathered here and elsewhere they never really went full throttle on all that stuff for most of us here in the EU.

Now don’t get me wrong, W11 is utter shite, and I had to essentially build a new computer from scratch to even get it running properly, but I still haven’t seen any ads or any other bullshit like that.

This is exactly why my old computer is merrily running Mint, and it likes it.

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- MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I think GDPR and related laws, really tempered what Microsoft did to the whole of the European region. They didn’t want to deal with it, so they made as much as they could, opt-in. As opposed to the north american policies of either opt-out, or forced-on.
  
  IDK. I don’t work at Microsoft, I’m just guessing. 🙃
  
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- CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I love mint on my old laptop (which I’m using right now) I just wish it was more compatable with newer hardware as neither it nor ubuntu work properly on my new desktop build so I’m stuck on ghost spectre instead.
  
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