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Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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[–] recycledbits@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“We are aware of these reports and have paused this notification while we investigate and take appropriate action to address this unintended behavior,” says Caitlin Roulston, director of communications

"""unintended"""?

How do you implement shit like this by mistake and push it out to be executed on people's computers by mistake?

[–] Doug7070@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

The unintended part was people noticing and it making it into the news cycle, everything else was very clearly exhaustively planned and intended.

[–] z3n0x@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“I slipped and programmed a pop up. Whoopsiedaisy”

[–] TechieDamien@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

It was the intern!!!1!1!!