DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoMicrosoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Googlewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square395fedilinkarrow-up11.43Karrow-down137cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squaresupercriticalcheese@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·10 months agoI don’t recall seeing a popup like this from Google, but even still a popup in the os should be for important messages not for advertising
minus-squareelrik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoThey do, and it’s also mentioned in the article. While I agree, for many people the browser is effectively their os, and so we shouldn’t discount the weight of browser notifications simply because they’re not originating from the host os.
I don’t recall seeing a popup like this from Google, but even still a popup in the os should be for important messages not for advertising
They do, and it’s also mentioned in the article. While I agree, for many people the browser is effectively their os, and so we shouldn’t discount the weight of browser notifications simply because they’re not originating from the host os.