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?
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
Submitted 3 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/06/02/updates-to-windows-for-the-digital-markets-act/
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DNU@lemmy.world 2 days ago
andxz@lemmy.world 2 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.
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 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. 🙃
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 2 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.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 day ago
So I could have a usable machine at work? Good. I am forced to upgrade from win7 to win11 in the lab, and current win11 crap did not appeal to me at all. And it has WSL, so at least it can actually be used for work.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Too little too late? Some European businesses have already made the change to open source. Shit should be free to anyone doing business with it anyway.
InFerNo@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Wanted to play a game on my kid’s computer that had windows 11 N or some shit. Couldn’t play because it needed the “media pack”, which in its turn installs everything N stands for. Clown world.
yesman@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Windows users are a revenue stream, not customers. M$ views it’s users as a sort of raw material that can be processed with dark patterns for ads and subscriptions. And like everything else, Americans are treated with the most disrespect and coercion.
ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
So… they’re doing exactly what apple was forced to do.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
European Union users
Because the EU at least remotely cares about it’s citizens.
Now let’s try the USA! How much does the USA cares about it’s citizens? Not all at the same time, please!
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Because the EU at least remotely cares about it’s citizens.
don’t get over ambitious. EU is challenging all Western tech because they see the dangers of it running unopposed within the US government.
don’t believe for a minute that any government has your interests in mind when they create policy. you only have the illusion of support when your interests and the government interests align.
Wolf@lemmy.today 2 days ago
True, but it seems like the EUs interests aligns with public interest a lot more often than it does in the U.S.
Id trade for sure. As an American, I am conditioned to settle for the lesser of two evils.
yournamehere@lemm.ee 3 days ago
dont be fooled. stop supporting the enshittification now or be left behind. Bill Gates and the other american terrorists have caused enough harm.
you are in control once you stop using anything from american corpos.
stop supporting the enshittification!
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
You do realize that Bill Gates hasn’t been involved with MS for many years now, right?
yournamehere@lemm.ee 3 days ago
ofcourse. he already did more than enough. also steve jobs. we are all waiting for the google bros to vanish. hoping for the best.
axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 3 days ago
Linux Gives Every User More Control: Uninstall Anything, and Say Goodbye to Microsoft
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 3 days ago
NICE
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I uninstalled edge from my MS PC could no longer use the standard Minecraft launcher due to missing dependencies
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 days ago
IMHO modern personal computing is as bullshit as XV century tournament armor.
Something should be done.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Can they replace the file explorer?
i know you can replace explorer through the registry but I don’t know about uninstalling it
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raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Get fucked Microshit!
atlien51@lemm.ee 3 days ago
THATS RIGHT MICROSOFT
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 days ago
If you’re in the US, you can use O&O ShutUp to help you turn off the more intrusive aspects of Windows with ease.
cooopsspace@infosec.pub 3 days ago
Not to be pedantic, but this will work fine in Australia.
There’s no reason to say “If you’re in the US”. I think you mean “for everyone else” or “for those not in the EU”.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Manticore@lemmy.nz 3 days ago
Is it US specific, or do you just mean if you’re not in the EU?
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Well, really it’s for any country that would allow MS to intrude into your PC experience as they do in the US.