Comment on Microsoft Edge Pushes an "All in One Browser" Message on Chrome’s Download Page

LemmyEntertainYou@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• pivot_root@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  There’s plenty:

  • Not supporting monopolistic practices.
  • User preferences.
  • Diversifying your software so you don’t get trapped in an ecosystem.
  • Not having Copilot stuffed down your throat.
  • User preferences.
  • Making it possible to rip Edge out of Windows for the purpose of debloating.

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  • Grass@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    why did this even get upvoted. the only valid point is not having copilot and maybe removing edge if thats even possible.

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  • LemmyEntertainYou@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Sure we should always have choice but if you’re hopping out of Microsoft’s monopoly into Google’s is there even any point?

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    • pivot_root@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      If you have to pick between two monopolistic corporations, using both of them but giving each a little less of your data and attention is a way to mitigate the risks and damage.

      If Microsoft can harvest data on how I use my computer, I can at least make it a bit harder for them to harvest my browsing habits too by not giving them browser telemetry too.

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  • pycorax@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    • Not supporting monopolistic practices.

    The rest of the points are fair but you seriously saying that getting Chrome of all things is not supporting monopolistic practices?

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    • pivot_root@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Oh, no. I’m saying Microsoft owning your operating system and using it to push their browser as a default browser is a monopolistic practice, whereas using Chrome by is just reinforcing an existing monopoly. The same goes for Mac and Safari.

      Neither browser is good, but it’s a step in the right direction to punish a corporation for their active attempts to subvert competition in a bid to establish their own monopoly in place of the current one.

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