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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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[โ€“] frippa@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am I victim of the Mandela effect or did this happen some years ago too? I remember setting up chrome on win10 in my tech-normie days and getting a similar thing, maybe my memory is failing me.

[โ€“] nolight@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

They've been doing it for years, but in slightly different ways. Chances are you remember one of their numerous pathetic attempts to prevent switching from their spyware.