DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoMicrosoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Googlewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square364fedilinkarrow-up11.42Karrow-down136
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minus-squarequery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70arrow-down1·2 years agoThere needs to be a legally mandated option to turn off all recommendations and tracking, and to require consent to enable it in the first place.
minus-squarera1d3n@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 years agoSo pretty much just an extension of GDPR. Sounds good.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 years agoOr the courts should force MS to split off into an os company, an online services company, an office productivity software company, and a gaming company.
minus-squareR0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoIf we had an actual anti-monopoly/umbrella corporation law that would be badass. Hell Amazon would tank instantly, since they just operate on pumping AWS profits into their loss leader (Amazon delivery) constantly.
minus-squareZealousideal_Fox900@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoFuck yeah! Lets do some trust bustin!
There needs to be a legally mandated option to turn off all recommendations and tracking, and to require consent to enable it in the first place.
So pretty much just an extension of GDPR. Sounds good.
Or the courts should force MS to split off into an os company, an online services company, an office productivity software company, and a gaming company.
If we had an actual anti-monopoly/umbrella corporation law that would be badass.
Hell Amazon would tank instantly, since they just operate on pumping AWS profits into their loss leader (Amazon delivery) constantly.
Fuck yeah! Lets do some trust bustin!