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MOREĪnd Finally.We’re excited to bring all that you love about Firefox, the web browser, to Windows 10. The mandated period ended in December 2014. In 2009, it agreed to display a menu of browser options.as part of an antitrust settlement with European Union regulators. … Microsoft, meanwhile, has previously been criticized for herding Windows users toward its own browser. The previous Mozilla CEO, JavaScript creator Brendan Eich, resigned amid controversy over.a California that would have banned gay marriage.
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Update 2: Anyway, who is this Chris Bear character? Neil McAllister obliges: Beard has been Mozilla's CEO for one year almost to the day.just about six months Nadella. … Microsoft has defended its behaviour also opened the door to possible change in the future. Microsoft really doesn't want you to change. You have to click "customise settings," and a few pages later click another tiny, low-contrast button to actually change the default apps. … If you click the small "customise settings" button.you can keep your default apps.but the size of the button would seem to indicate that Microsoft wants most users to just click "use express settings".
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Windows 10 does also require a bit more effort to set new default now pops open the full Settings control panel, forcing you to.find the right button. Update 1: Sebastian Anthony chimes in with this deep analysis: When you upgrade.with "express settings," it does indeed reset all of your default apps.file associations. a call - I'm sure they're hankerin' for a new anti-trust suit. MOREĪnd DevonEwl breaks out the international regulatory popcorn: Give your pals in the E.U. … The only thing Mozilla has going for them is that all alternatives are worse. Revisiting about:config after every update gets really annoying. … It feels like Mozilla is trying to shove more **** down my throat with every update. Meanwhile, lawl is one of many to note that Firefox's record ain't spotless: I still fondly remember the days of Firefox 2.5. … Either way, it’s a user unfriendly change from Microsoft. The reality is probably more security-related to ensure apps can’t ttings, and also a slightly devious way to ensure Microsoft Edge remains the default. … It’s not exactly clear why Microsoft changed this behavior, but the company did justify it as a way to reduce "some of the unwanted noise that multiple prompts can bring.". MOREīut Tom Warren is conflicted: Mozilla’s argument.is fair as there are more steps to take to actually change your default browser and it will likely generate confusion. … Beard, who calls this an “aggressive move,” urges Microsoft to change its business tactics. For non-technical users, the procedure isn’t exactly self-explanatory. All that button will do is open up the Windows 10 default settings. You can’t just click “Use Firefox as my default browser.”.
… To once again make Chrome or Firefox your default, you have to open your browser of choice and go through a few steps. So Frederic Lardinois : Microsoft likes Windows 10 so much, it makes Edge the default browser.even when you’re updating. … Windows 10 falls woefully short, even when compared to its own past versions.
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The upgrade process now appears to be purposefully designed to throw away the choices its customers have made. … After almost 15 years of progress bolstered by significant government er choice has now been all but removed. However, with the launch of Windows 10 we are deeply disappointed to see Microsoft take such a dramatic step backwards. Mozilla CEO Chris Beard shaves around the horse's mouth: Mozilla exists to bring choice, control and opportunity to everyone on the Web. If we learn from user experience that there are ways to make improvements, we will do so." MORE "During the upgrade, consumers have the choice to set defaults, including for web browsing. … Beard said that his company contacted Microsoft to discuss its concerns when it first saw Windows 10, but that its efforts "didn't result in any meaningful progress." … Microsoft said in a statement that it was open to making adjustments based on user feedback. In an open letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Mozilla CEO Chris Beard accuses Microsoft of hobbling users' browser choices.