Microsoft details Windows 11 changes coming to the EEA to comply with the DMA, like letting users disable Bing web search, add search providers, and remove Edge
Microsoft will soon let Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area (EEA) disable its Bing web search, remove Microsoft Edge …
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Discussion
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@dascandy42@mastodon.social
Peter Bindels
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@Techmeme Did you know you can also remove the Windows part of Windows? It's called “switching to Linux”, and has all the advantages of removing Bing and Edge, as well as more!
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@bamboombibbitybop@mastodon.social
@bamboombibbitybop@mastodon.social
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@Techmeme Great, let's free computer users from Windows entirely next
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@tedgioia
Ted Gioia
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Consumer friendly tech regulation is possible—just not in the US.
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@jezcorden
Jez
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@tomwarren Noice, helping Google entrench its monopoly 🔥
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@vxunderground
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To comply with the EEA's (European Economic Area) Digital Markets Act (DMA) Windows 11 will allow users to uninstall Microsoft Edge, disable Bing in Windows Search, turn off Microsoft News Feed, and remove ads from the Widgets board. This only applies of the following countries […
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r/LinusTechTips
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Microsoft will let users uninstall Edge, Bing, and disable ads on Windows 11 as it complies with the Digital Markets Act
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r/neoliberal
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No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon (EU Digital Markets Act)
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r/europe
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No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon
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r/microsoft
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The EU will finally free Windows users from Bing