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Windows 10 Informs Chrome and Firefox Users That Edge is 'Safer' (venturebeat.com)

Posted by msmash on from the he-says-she-says dept.

An anonymous reader shares a VentureBeat report:Microsoft has turned on a new set of Windows Tips that inform Chrome and Firefox users on Windows 10 that Edge is a "safer" browser. We reached out to Microsoft to find out how long this latest recommendation has been active. "This wave of Windows Tips for Windows 10 users began in early November," a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat. If this sounds familiar, that's because Microsoft turned on similar Windows 10 tips back in July, warning Chrome/Firefox users about battery drain and then recommending Edge instead.

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  1. Safer this week by OffTheLip · · Score: 5, Interesting

    but over time the MSFT security track record is not so good. Thanks but I will pass.

  2. Antitrust by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Remember when just bundling Internet Explorer with the OS was enough reason to provoke an anti-trust response?

  3. The new standard for the OS: pushing crap & sp by StandardCell · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It seems that those peddling your average mainstream OS these days are hellbent on pushing their views of the world on what is largely an unsuspecting and technically ignorant user base. Use Android? We'll spy on you wherever you go and push a bunch of ads for something you already bought yesterday. Use Windows? We'll create self-doubt in your choice of software to push you into our domain where we can collect information on you, and push ads on your start screen unless you jump through dozens of technical hoops. Use MacOS? We'll collect anything you do in Spotlight so we can "make our product better" for you.

    Just like Farcebook and any other SaaS platform, the OS guys are trying real hard to squeeze a few extra dollars out of us users at the expense of users by making the user the product rather than the OS. That this happened with Edge in this case is merely another symptom of this greater problem. The /. crowd and people of similar technical capability can filter out this BS, but the average user will continually fall victim to this nonsense with no idea of the real consequences, both individually and for the overall browser market.

  4. The new Microsoft? by markdavis · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I love how just two days ago how some people were posting here: https://linux.slashdot.org/sto... how much better and open Microsoft is than it used to be. How they are such a better company.

    Sorry, this is the same old news- using their near monopolistic powers to put up messages about their competition. I guess this just follows after making sure dual boot is a disaster, locking out competing OS's on certain hardware, giving away near free licenses of their products to governments trying to break free of MS lockin by using Linux....

  5. can't even use it on MS pages by sipke.van.der.meulen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well of course it's safer: You can't use it on Microsoft's own admin webpages: (office 365 portal admin/ azure admin/ iaas portals ) Funny people, those MS guys

  6. 9 out of 10 doctors who smoke agree! by sizzzzlerz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Lucky Strike cigarettes are healthier for your lungs!