Paul RichardsFeb 23, 2023
Open Web Advocacy

This is a step too far in the battle for market share. Manipulating the pages of your competitors is not fair game.

Browser share should be won though user choice and merit.

Feb 23, 2023 at 7:40amWeb
Show threadOpen Web AdvocacyFeb 23, 2023

UPDATE: The ad no longer shows up in Edge Canary, Dev, and Stable. Beta is the only version still displaying the banner when you try to download Chrome.

(still shouldn't have happened in the first place)

Show threadIntention web designFeb 23, 2023
@owa “…added trust of Microsoft” 🤣
Show threadToby Inkster Feb 23, 2023

@owa "Added trust of Microsoft"? "Added"?

When you add a negative value, I'm pretty sure the word for it is "subtracted".

Show threadIngmar RiegerFeb 23, 2023
@tobyink @owa I‘d rather trust none of them. I despice most of MS. But not sure if in this game Google as maybe the laegest ad network might have less trust from me than MS.
Show threadŠime VidasFeb 23, 2023
@owa It looks like a banner on top of the page, a part of the browser and not injected into the page.
Show threadprasoonFeb 23, 2023
@owa What's the word for one crime syndicate attacking another crime syndicate while the law-enforcement is in bed with both in ways too kinky to be discussed politely?
Maybe I should Google that!
Show threadxueFeb 24, 2023
@owa >trust of Microsoft
lol
lmao even
Show threadAaron has movedFeb 24, 2023
@owa
IIRC for a long time Google suggested you download Chrome instead if you visited their sites in Firefox. I suspect their browser dominance would not be anywhere near as high if they just relied on "user choice" rather than pushing their browser through their web assets.