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Microsoft Gives European Union Users More Control: Uninstall Edge, Store, and Say Goodbye to Bing Prompts (blogs.windows.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 130 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (12 children)

Since this sublemmy doesn't have any requirement for the title to be the same as the source, can we actually have a correct title: "Microsoft abides to laws in EU and does <...>", or even better "Microsoft is forced under EU law to <...>".

The title makes it appear as if it's out of charity and goodness of their corporate heart. (Fabrication)

[+] [email protected] -7 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I mean they kind of are? It's not like M$ couldn't just pay the fines and keep things as is.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No its not, the object of a corp in this modern era we live in is to milk as much money out of the customer without caring about them. The EU laws are the only thing protecting their customers from microsofts greed. microsoft IS being forced to do this and thats a GOOD thing.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The only mechanism of "enforcement" that the EU is levying is fees/fines. M$ can absorb a large amount of fees/fines pretty readily if it means complete market capture.

There is no "force" here when it's just the "cost of doing business".

The EU isn't raiding M$'s headquarters and capturing board members/C-suites. There is no "force".

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