DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Googlewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square453fedilinkarrow-up11.43K
arrow-up11.43Kexternal-linkMicrosoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Googlewww.theverge.comDocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square453fedilink
minus-squaresupercriticalcheese@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year 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-up4·1 year 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.