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Microsoft now pops up a poll asking why you'd want to use another browser when you download Chrome (www.theverge.com)
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[–] pathief@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That will never happen, a browser is probably the best telemetry source you can possibly have. Microsoft wouldn't dream to give that up.

[–] thefloweracidic@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Oh I know, I was just living in a better world for a second.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

They run the operating system, they collect all that data without the browser