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minus-squareRmDebArc_5@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoI don’t think so, but that doesn’t stop windows from doing it
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·8 months agoIf edge is able to do it then this is illegal.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoMaybe once the DOJ is done tearing apart Apple they will start finding other targets
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·8 months agoYou don’t need to be a lawyer to say something is illegal. In this instance I’m talking about the antitrust case in the 90s against Microsoft which declared that restricting features of desktop OSes to certain apps to be illegal.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThat case went no where for the most part. Microsoft managed to get out of the penalty box somehow
Can edge do it?
I don’t think so, but that doesn’t stop windows from doing it
If edge is able to do it then this is illegal.
Maybe once the DOJ is done tearing apart Apple they will start finding other targets
Are you a lawyer?
You don’t need to be a lawyer to say something is illegal. In this instance I’m talking about the antitrust case in the 90s against Microsoft which declared that restricting features of desktop OSes to certain apps to be illegal.
That case went no where for the most part. Microsoft managed to get out of the penalty box somehow