▲ 1540 ▼ Microsoft Edge could use a win (i.postimg.cc) submitted 2 years ago by ZeroCool@feddit.ch to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 267 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 182 points 2 years ago (4 children) Use an ad-filled browser controlled by a megacorp, with an engine built by another megacorp? Hmmm, I dunno permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 73 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Even better. After you've explicitly triggered the default change MS is like "have you tried the all new megacorp spyware? It's not actually new, but identical to the spyware we already installed and absolutely nothing has changed in the last 10 seconds since you made the decision, but we figured we'd throw another churn barrier at you because fuck you; we own your OS. You're our product now bitch, and that's all you'll ever be" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago Sad but true permalink fedilink source parent [–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 35 points 2 years ago (2 children) Don't forget the OS built by a megacorp snorkeling up all your data anyways permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) ..that they ask you to actually pay for the privilege. Because remember, windows isn't actually free (and you pay for it if you buy a pre-built). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I feel it's important to point out that you can simply not activate Windows and use it indefinitely Does make you wonder though where Microsoft is getting that money from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Corporate Users. My guess is, that almost any office job where you work on a Computer has Windows as OS. You have a license for your job. The license for home usage is bonus money to Microsoft. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At least I can mostly opt out there. Or use Linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] const_void@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sure if you trust that the opt-out switches actually work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) They must do something, or Windows wouldn't constantly turn them back on with every other update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Maybe that’s just what they want you to think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago For all we know, Windows forgot to actually implement the settings /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 2 years ago and don't get reset the next update. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Do you think Microsoft wants to get sued by the EU? Those opt-out work. Or at least in the EU they do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Well, on the other hand, said megacorp finances the only other engine (Gecko, Blink being a fork of Apples Webkit), so they don't have to bother with monopoly restrictions. Current web is broken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I realize this, but technically Mozilla is still an independent entity. They also fight some Google attempts at Web DRM, so it's still healthy competition permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) and web standards! chrome doesn't care much about web standards. they regularly add new nonstandard proprieties that eventually wins because of their market-size. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago who needs a standard when you are the standard /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I hope to see servo on my device next to Firefox some day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] railsdev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) aren't they the same megacorp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LPThinker@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago I think they’re referring to the fact that Edge runs on the Chromium engine which, as the name implies, is a Google product. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 73 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Even better. After you've explicitly triggered the default change MS is like "have you tried the all new megacorp spyware? It's not actually new, but identical to the spyware we already installed and absolutely nothing has changed in the last 10 seconds since you made the decision, but we figured we'd throw another churn barrier at you because fuck you; we own your OS. You're our product now bitch, and that's all you'll ever be" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago Sad but true permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 35 points 2 years ago (2 children) Don't forget the OS built by a megacorp snorkeling up all your data anyways permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) ..that they ask you to actually pay for the privilege. Because remember, windows isn't actually free (and you pay for it if you buy a pre-built). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I feel it's important to point out that you can simply not activate Windows and use it indefinitely Does make you wonder though where Microsoft is getting that money from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Corporate Users. My guess is, that almost any office job where you work on a Computer has Windows as OS. You have a license for your job. The license for home usage is bonus money to Microsoft. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At least I can mostly opt out there. Or use Linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] const_void@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sure if you trust that the opt-out switches actually work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) They must do something, or Windows wouldn't constantly turn them back on with every other update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Maybe that’s just what they want you to think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago For all we know, Windows forgot to actually implement the settings /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 2 years ago and don't get reset the next update. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Do you think Microsoft wants to get sued by the EU? Those opt-out work. Or at least in the EU they do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) ..that they ask you to actually pay for the privilege. Because remember, windows isn't actually free (and you pay for it if you buy a pre-built). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I feel it's important to point out that you can simply not activate Windows and use it indefinitely Does make you wonder though where Microsoft is getting that money from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Corporate Users. My guess is, that almost any office job where you work on a Computer has Windows as OS. You have a license for your job. The license for home usage is bonus money to Microsoft. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I feel it's important to point out that you can simply not activate Windows and use it indefinitely Does make you wonder though where Microsoft is getting that money from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Corporate Users. My guess is, that almost any office job where you work on a Computer has Windows as OS. You have a license for your job. The license for home usage is bonus money to Microsoft. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Corporate Users. My guess is, that almost any office job where you work on a Computer has Windows as OS. You have a license for your job. The license for home usage is bonus money to Microsoft. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At least I can mostly opt out there. Or use Linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] const_void@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sure if you trust that the opt-out switches actually work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) They must do something, or Windows wouldn't constantly turn them back on with every other update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Maybe that’s just what they want you to think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago For all we know, Windows forgot to actually implement the settings /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 2 years ago and don't get reset the next update. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Do you think Microsoft wants to get sued by the EU? Those opt-out work. Or at least in the EU they do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sure if you trust that the opt-out switches actually work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) They must do something, or Windows wouldn't constantly turn them back on with every other update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Maybe that’s just what they want you to think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago For all we know, Windows forgot to actually implement the settings /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 2 years ago and don't get reset the next update. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Do you think Microsoft wants to get sued by the EU? Those opt-out work. Or at least in the EU they do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) They must do something, or Windows wouldn't constantly turn them back on with every other update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Maybe that’s just what they want you to think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago For all we know, Windows forgot to actually implement the settings /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Maybe that’s just what they want you to think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago For all we know, Windows forgot to actually implement the settings /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 2 years ago and don't get reset the next update. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Do you think Microsoft wants to get sued by the EU? Those opt-out work. Or at least in the EU they do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Well, on the other hand, said megacorp finances the only other engine (Gecko, Blink being a fork of Apples Webkit), so they don't have to bother with monopoly restrictions. Current web is broken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I realize this, but technically Mozilla is still an independent entity. They also fight some Google attempts at Web DRM, so it's still healthy competition permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) and web standards! chrome doesn't care much about web standards. they regularly add new nonstandard proprieties that eventually wins because of their market-size. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago who needs a standard when you are the standard /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I hope to see servo on my device next to Firefox some day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] railsdev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I realize this, but technically Mozilla is still an independent entity. They also fight some Google attempts at Web DRM, so it's still healthy competition permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) and web standards! chrome doesn't care much about web standards. they regularly add new nonstandard proprieties that eventually wins because of their market-size. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago who needs a standard when you are the standard /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) and web standards! chrome doesn't care much about web standards. they regularly add new nonstandard proprieties that eventually wins because of their market-size. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago who needs a standard when you are the standard /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago who needs a standard when you are the standard /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I hope to see servo on my device next to Firefox some day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] railsdev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] railsdev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) aren't they the same megacorp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LPThinker@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago I think they’re referring to the fact that Edge runs on the Chromium engine which, as the name implies, is a Google product. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LPThinker@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago I think they’re referring to the fact that Edge runs on the Chromium engine which, as the name implies, is a Google product. permalink fedilink source parent