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commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago

Mozilla accuses Microsoft of sabotaging Firefox with Windows and Copilot tactics

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Mozilla accuses Microsoft of sabotaging Firefox with Windows and Copilot tactics

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commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago
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Mozilla is accusing Microsoft of using Windows design choices and Copilot integrations to steer users toward Edge and make Firefox harder to use, raising fresh concerns about browser competition and platform control.
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  • FluidBeef@quokk.au
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    Mozilla are perfectly capable of sabotaging themselves, thank you.

  • JojoWakaki@lemmy.world
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    Was the image generated with copilot?

  • Independent_Owl_7139@piefed.social
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    ai;dr

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  • TheTechnician27@lemmy.world
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    Here’s the original article from Mozilla instead of this third-party AI slop regurgitating it.

  • garbage_world@lemmy.world
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    Microsoft hasn’t done anything wrong. Windows is a proprietary software and they can do whatever they want

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      “You’re on my property, I’m allowed to shoot you here.”

      While these “ethics” do exist, they’re extremely niche. So don’t pretend yours aren’t.

      • garbage_world@lemmy.world
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        Alternatives exist.

        If you use Windows, you agreed to the TOS.

        Don’t use it if you don’t like it.

  • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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    Ah yes, I’m sure it was microslop who decided to make firefox add an AI the community voted against

  • Luminous5481 "Lawless Heathen" [they/them]@anarchist.nexus
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    I just came to watch the people angry about the cover image.

    • altkey (he\him)@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      To be fair, they edited in the Microslop logo and also the Firefox icon, making a crying fox look like a narcissist hugging it’s own image, that is not completely out of blue with their recent shitty decisions

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    Holy shit that image… we need to destroy AI I’m sick of this absolute garbage polluting the web

    • fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world
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      Almost as bad as people.

    • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz
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      The image isn’t even used in the article, 100% it’s a ragebait tactic for clicks.

    • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
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      Image? The entire site feels ai guided.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      Yes, I agree. Join us over on fuck_AI

      • Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world
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        Why would I join a fuck AI sub that every day I login is just gonna be like fuck it I fuck AI that just sounds like a complete mental drain no thank you.

      • killea@lemmy.world
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        This is indeed a disturbing universe.

  • mushroommunk@lemmy.today
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    Fuck off with this AI bullshit

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    Windows forcing their own propriatary software as a means to destroy competing web browsers? Is it 1997 already?

  • Tharkys@lemmy.wtf
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    I don’t think Microslop really needs to sabotage Firefox. Firefox is doing a really good job of shooting their own selves in the foot.

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    Mozilla could have had a foothold but they literally added AI into Firefox, so idk how far they’re gonna get.

    • John Richard@lemmy.world
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      It defaults to local models only from what I know. You probably are responding from a device that uses embedded models already. If you are against technology how are you responding?

      • Bleeping Lobster@lemmy.world
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        FR. These features are so easy to disable, when I updated Firefox recently it asked me on next load if I want the features or not… I chose not, no big deal!

        ‘AI’ is this generations Justin Bieber / Skrillex. There’s plenty to criticise but it’s becoming a bandwagon at this point.

  • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
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    Nah, mozilla sabotaged firefox.

    • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
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      Por qué no los dos.

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    Anti-steering stuff again. Besides that I’ll always be a bit annoyed with Mozilla both with their design decisions for FirefoxOS and then how much they bungled it. RokuOS is still highly relevant while FirefoxOS descendents are real niche. Firefox is usually the default on Linux distros. Mozilla should have at least been pushing Linux distros that shipped Firefox on laptops/desktops since FirefoxOS was announced

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