No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon
Residents of the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, will soon experience less intrusive Microsoft services on their Windows 11 systems. This is in response to the European Commission's Digital Markets Act.
@eunews
First the EU came for roaming charges and I did not cheer, because I did not use them. Then I went to Eurofurence and I appreciated the ability to use the net like a normal person. This is just icing on the cake.
(Wish the EU didn't have the Frontex monsters on payroll tho)
@hazardius
Windows will now “always use customers’ configured app default settings for link and file types”
why did it take a eu regulation to get that? why is this even considered a feature…?
@eunews Pas de Bing, pas d'Edge, pas de vente incitative : Windows 11 débridé bientôt en Europe
Les résidents de l'Espace économique européen (EEE), qui comprend l'UE, l'Islande, le Liechtenstein et la Norvège, bénéficieront bientôt de services Microsoft moins intrusifs sur leurs systèmes Windows 11. Cette mesure fait suite à la loi sur les marchés numériques de la Commission européenne.
Mouais; bof.
@juliank @eunews You can install Firefox through both the command-line Windows Package Manager (winget) or the Microsoft Store.
Also, back in the 2010s Windows 7 used to have a browser installer which you were able to use to install most browsers out there without the need to use Internet Explorer after a Windows installation. They could also bring that back if needed.
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