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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Microsoft has turned on a new set of Windows Tips that inform Chrome and Firefox users on Windows 10 that Edge is a "safer" browser. We reached out to Microsoft to find out how long this latest recommendation has been active. "This wave of Windows Tips for Windows 10 users began in early November," a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat.
If this sounds familiar, that's because Microsoft turned on similar Windows 10 tips back in July, warning Chrome/Firefox users about battery drain and then recommending Edge instead. Those notifications were on the battery icon in the operating system, while this new one is on the Edge icon:
[...] The battery drain "tip" was timed with Microsoft's battery-savings campaign for Edge, and this security one is no different. NSS Labs compared the security of the three major Windows browsers and unsurprisingly — Microsoft has a long history of asking NSS Labs to do a study in which its browser comes out on top, though it claims this one wasn't commissioned — Edge won in a particular metric. That's where the "It blocks 21% more socially engineered malware" part from the notification comes from.
See a previous related article Here [soylentnews.org]
Would you change your software based on a recommendation like this?
(Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday November 27 2016, @07:20AM
> Next feature they're working on...it will kick you in the balls.
Well, I consider it the natural consequence of internet of things + licensed proprietary stuff. Of course there is no need to bully the user and look bad: "nice intelligent fridge and anti intrusion system you have here, it would be a pity if some license affecting their operation expired..."
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