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Microsoft now pops up a poll asking why you'd want to use another browser when you download Chrome (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't get why everyone is appalled by this. They're just quantifying user feedback. Long as they don't stop you from downloading chrome, and the feedback is optional, I don't see the harm

[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Appalled? No.

Annoyed? Yeah.

[–] Acters@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

its hard to stay appalled when its been something your feeling since its inception

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I'm not really appalled. Just find it notable that Microsoft has four click throughs to try to nudge people towards Edge. Seems almost like desperation

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Because it has vibes of the person screaming at you demanding to know why you won't go out with them.

Internet Explorer is older than my kids. I know what it is about. I choose to go elsewhere. I shouldn't have to fucking explain why I am not giving them a chance when they had like twenty plus years to not suck.

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

In context, Microsoft has made it quite annoying over the years for users to keep using the browser they like. This is yet another nag in a long series.