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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€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's a conflict of interest to leverage their position as an OS provider to do this. If they want feedback they can pay a market research firm like a normal company. God knows they have the money.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Its the browser that pops it up. Go download Firefox on Chrome and the same thing happens.