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Microsoft Edge is trying to forcefully get your Chrome tabs again / Microsoft has a history of tricks to get you to use Edge, and the latest one targets Chrome users once again (www.theverge.com)
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Microsoft clearly isn’t bothered that it’s automatically starting up Edge on people’s PC and then trying to trick them into importing their Chrome data. That’s not too surprising though since Microsoft has been pulling tricks like this for more than four years now.

Microsoft’s behavior here makes many people distrust Edge, Windows 11, and even the company’s AI efforts.

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[–] the_real_monte@sh.itjust.works 126 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jokes on them, I don't use chrome

[–] kevlar21@lemm.ee 103 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Jokes on them, I don’t use Windows

[–] richardisaguy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

jokes on them, i don't own a computer

[–] Pacmanlives@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Jokes on them I am still on NT4

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jokes on them, Edge doesn't respect my GTK theme.

[–] Stanley_Pain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jokes on everyone. I'm already using Edge

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 54 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Jokes on you, I've been edging all day.

[–] trespasser69@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Jokes on them, l use Arch btw

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 28 points 2 days ago

Stop it!

Okay, now do it some more...

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago

jokes on you, ive been mewing since the towers fell

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

It's not my main but I do have edge installed on Linux. I keep it around That's both a vanilla Chrome install and the GPT-4 interface.

I keep most of my AI local but once in a while I need something that's outside of the llama realm