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When you visit the Google's chatbot bard's website in Microsoft Bing. A New Button pops up besides the search bar which lets you compare bard results with Bing chat's. I have no idea why they implemented this, well maybe to show off the their chatbot is better than bard or something?

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[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 150 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Microsoft needs another good antitrust lawsuit. They're so aggressive about pushing their products.

I haven't heard many other people complain about it so it was probably a very short term thing, but I'll never forget when they updated windows defender to identify the chrome installer as highest-threat malware so that its download would be blocked, and if you forced the download windows would instantly delete the installer for your own protection.

[–] Huschke@programming.dev 65 points 1 year ago (8 children)
[–] ForthEorlingas@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta. Pretty much all the big tech companies really need a visit from the FTC.

[–] Invertedouroboros@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly the FTC should be handing out antitrust suits like candy. Late stage capitalism has created a bit of a target rich environment, if only the FTC could take advantage.

[–] EnglishMobster@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Courts have been blocking them consistently. They've been a touch more aggressive, but Congress needs to pass more aggressive laws. Many of these companies are vertically integrated, not horizontally - and the laws aren't really equipped to deal with that.

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not Apple, the closest company to having a monopoly on software running on smart phones in the USA.

[–] ferralcat@monyet.cc 3 points 1 year ago

Apple and Google have both done similar things. Osx will ask you to use safari if you install a different browser. Google shows "it's better in chrome!" on basically all of their properties if you're using non chromium based browsers. No one seems to really give a shit.

[–] Version@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

How is Meta acting anti competitive? I am not defending them, just actually curious. For Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple it makes sense because they control the platforms.

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