Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch GoogleDocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 1388 points – 11 months agotheverge.com367Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentThat didn't work in the 90s.Or in: 2000 2002 2003 2005 2008 2011 (2022) Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation Kuduos to you doing your HW. :)YesIn retrospect, DoJ didn't go far enough back then and ignored Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior with BeOS.Part of it was Reagan massively weakened antitrust law after Ma Bell was broken up.This is why we can't have good things.Ma Bell, the ill communicationWhich sucked because BeOS was really good for its time.I was so excited to try BeOS back then. I don't think I ever got my hands on a copy, but it just looked so good.I got to play with a BeBox for a few hours at a friend's store and it was pure joy to play with compared to what Apple and Microsoft had to offer.For anyone curious about BeOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk Also there's apparently an open source version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfcoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk https://piped.video/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.Don't tell the other bots but you are my favorite 🤫Looking at the lobbying with the MS-Activision mess, and how broken the government here is. I'm sure they would of gave in.It might work if the fine was a couple hundred billion, we can give them a payment plan.
That didn't work in the 90s.Or in: 2000 2002 2003 2005 2008 2011 (2022) Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation Kuduos to you doing your HW. :)YesIn retrospect, DoJ didn't go far enough back then and ignored Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior with BeOS.Part of it was Reagan massively weakened antitrust law after Ma Bell was broken up.This is why we can't have good things.Ma Bell, the ill communicationWhich sucked because BeOS was really good for its time.I was so excited to try BeOS back then. I don't think I ever got my hands on a copy, but it just looked so good.I got to play with a BeBox for a few hours at a friend's store and it was pure joy to play with compared to what Apple and Microsoft had to offer.For anyone curious about BeOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk Also there's apparently an open source version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfcoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk https://piped.video/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.Don't tell the other bots but you are my favorite 🤫Looking at the lobbying with the MS-Activision mess, and how broken the government here is. I'm sure they would of gave in.It might work if the fine was a couple hundred billion, we can give them a payment plan.
Or in: 2000 2002 2003 2005 2008 2011 (2022) Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation Kuduos to you doing your HW. :)Yes
In retrospect, DoJ didn't go far enough back then and ignored Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior with BeOS.Part of it was Reagan massively weakened antitrust law after Ma Bell was broken up.This is why we can't have good things.Ma Bell, the ill communicationWhich sucked because BeOS was really good for its time.I was so excited to try BeOS back then. I don't think I ever got my hands on a copy, but it just looked so good.I got to play with a BeBox for a few hours at a friend's store and it was pure joy to play with compared to what Apple and Microsoft had to offer.For anyone curious about BeOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk Also there's apparently an open source version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfcoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk https://piped.video/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.Don't tell the other bots but you are my favorite 🤫Looking at the lobbying with the MS-Activision mess, and how broken the government here is. I'm sure they would of gave in.
Part of it was Reagan massively weakened antitrust law after Ma Bell was broken up.This is why we can't have good things.Ma Bell, the ill communication
Which sucked because BeOS was really good for its time.I was so excited to try BeOS back then. I don't think I ever got my hands on a copy, but it just looked so good.I got to play with a BeBox for a few hours at a friend's store and it was pure joy to play with compared to what Apple and Microsoft had to offer.For anyone curious about BeOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk Also there's apparently an open source version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfcoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk https://piped.video/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.Don't tell the other bots but you are my favorite 🤫
I was so excited to try BeOS back then. I don't think I ever got my hands on a copy, but it just looked so good.I got to play with a BeBox for a few hours at a friend's store and it was pure joy to play with compared to what Apple and Microsoft had to offer.
I got to play with a BeBox for a few hours at a friend's store and it was pure joy to play with compared to what Apple and Microsoft had to offer.
For anyone curious about BeOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk Also there's apparently an open source version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfcoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk https://piped.video/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.Don't tell the other bots but you are my favorite 🤫
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk https://piped.video/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.Don't tell the other bots but you are my favorite 🤫
Looking at the lobbying with the MS-Activision mess, and how broken the government here is. I'm sure they would of gave in.
That didn't work in the 90s.
Or in:
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation
Kuduos to you doing your HW. :)
Yes
In retrospect, DoJ didn't go far enough back then and ignored Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior with BeOS.
Part of it was Reagan massively weakened antitrust law after Ma Bell was broken up.
This is why we can't have good things.
Ma Bell, the ill communication
Which sucked because BeOS was really good for its time.
I was so excited to try BeOS back then. I don't think I ever got my hands on a copy, but it just looked so good.
I got to play with a BeBox for a few hours at a friend's store and it was pure joy to play with compared to what Apple and Microsoft had to offer.
For anyone curious about BeOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk
Also there's apparently an open source version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk
https://piped.video/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.
Don't tell the other bots but you are my favorite 🤫
Looking at the lobbying with the MS-Activision mess, and how broken the government here is. I'm sure they would of gave in.
It might work if the fine was a couple hundred billion, we can give them a payment plan.