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Microsoft accused of malware-like tactics, again, in attempt to push users onto Bing
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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2023
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Darn, beat me to it today, can I post this tomorrow?
On a more relevant note:
What is utter bullshit, Alex?
Is the explanation that this is unintended actually better than owning up to it? So some rogue employee can code this up, pass it through localization teams and then on to customers' computers without any oversight? I'm somehow not calmed by that.