Microsoft getting grabby again?

[Grumpus]

In the Register this morning Under the guise of protecting children
This goes hand in hand with some of the newer Microsoft hardware software combinations being unable to support
or actually blocking the use or install of Non- Microsoft systems, Like Linux or maybe going after browsers as well.

[kreemoweet]

The browser ban seems perfectly reasonable to me, as it is strictly in the context of systems purposely set up (by parents) to control what can be obtained from the internet.
I don't know about Chrome, but Mozilla certainly has a history of sneaky and inappropriate fiddling with administrative settings in order to push their stuff.

[Grumpus]

The issue here is the ability of Microsoft to dictate what browser is used without any regard for the user.
Consider your next set of Microsoft updates and your Firefox, SeaMonkey, Opera, Vivaldi or Safari becomes non-working and what you have done in configuration or information you've collected goes by the way. A complete imperious disregard of your time and effort plus your choices.
If the Internet is supposed to be open and unrestricted dictates by any large corporation, flying under some moral flag, can further compromise currently diminishing freedoms providing that same commercial entity control commercially what a user has in the manner of access, content and software used.
It can't even be confused with protecting children as they could have done this many years ago and it's only now with slipping market shares some marketing weasel hit on this concept.
In my opinion it is downright villainous and falls in line with Microsoft's history of destroying what it cannot control or own.
This is not some fiddling to force use of pocket, newtab or some other minor software shenanigan this is entire browser denial on a subjective moral concept.

[LuvKomputrs]

Just read that. Typical of Micro$oft!
You can browse safely and have parental control with SeaMonkey, Firefox, and other browsers.

It can't even be confused with protecting children as they could have done this many years ago and it's only now with slipping market shares some marketing weasel hit on this concept.

Shame on them!

In my opinion it is downright villainous and falls in line with Microsoft's history of destroying what it cannot control or own.
This is not some fiddling to force use of pocket, newtab or some other minor software shenanigan this is entire browser denial on a subjective moral concept.

100% agree with you on that too.

There should be an antitrust law here in North America like they have in Europe regarding Micro$oft.
Especially in light of this article and about time too!

[Grumpus]

There are anti-trust laws but you have to get past the general lack of technical understanding by some legislators. IE Clinton is a prime example using an insecure mail server. There's also the lobbyists who take the politically appointed bureaucrats to lunch or the bureaucrats who were once industry insiders or have been promised a cushy job when they retire from government service. Goes the same for legislators as well along with the ones who don't read and do what the party whip wants. We ain't in Kansas anymore.