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First RCS now this, today has been wild

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[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 229 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

ABOUT FUCKING TIME. Take edge and shove it so far up your data tracking sphincter of a face hole.

Can we please get these laws on a global level.

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 64 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well they'll probably reinstall it with every update anyway.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is easy enough to block or deal with.

At least there’s the option to remove it at all that the non tech people can now easily access.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't wait to see what this breaks and how the fix is to reinstall edge for all kinds of mundane issues.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Turns out edge is what renders the entire UI and uninstalling it leaves you at the console. Oh and you can't access files because the file system is an http server accessed via edge. But it does come with QBASIC, so there's that.

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

They would get massive fines if they tried that.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... then disable the update ...

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 1 points 1 year ago

Not really possible anymore, Microsoft has been forcing updates since Windows 10.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I’m not disagreeing, but what entity would enforce those global laws?

[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 70 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I vote for angry mob with convenient access to an active volcano.

[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Who needs a volcano when woodchippers can park right in your driveway.

Remember to load them feet first kids!

[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

*jots down 'load kids feet first into chipper'

Wait, is Microsoft violating child labor laws, too!?

[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, your heart's in the right place.

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

And apparently the kids feet are in the right place too!

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same way laws are enforced now? Each country passing it and the companies needing to comply to continue operations.

Why are they force to comply right now if the laws don’t work?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re missing the point.

The ICC only has power in countries that let them have power. If a given country doesn’t feel like doing that, the ICC has precisely zero recourse or ability to enforce.

What should citizens in countries like that (which may or may not be dictatorships, single-party states, theocracies, or some other restrictive, un-democratic, and/or xenophobic form of government) do?

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes and I’m saying each country should implement it themselves so that we can reach global saturation. That is what I meant in my original response to op.

You are taking what I said out of proportion. Obviously we need Superman to enforce a global ruling hand over mankind.

[–] Setarkus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I was about to say that I'd prefer alien overlords but based on Superman's origin, he's got my vote

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

La Haye International Court of Justice, of course.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And what happens when the country in question is one that doesn’t care that much about the ICC, and responds “make me”?

To wit: The United States has famously refused to subordinate itself to the ICC

[–] Goodie@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

If I have to keep a chromium browser around, in addition to Firefox, I'd rather edge than mainline Chrome.

[–] DigitalBits@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure I would. Edge is trash, it keeps shoving the AI bullshit, all the MSN news stuff, ads for cheaper shopping, all in your face when you first start up. While you can turn it off, it gets annoying doing that every time you reinstall or spin up a new VM. Chrome, for all its faults, is a lot less annoying freshly installed.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I appreciate your sense of relief, but don't share it. This isn't the first time Microsoft has been ordered to stop pushing its stuff (remember Internet Explorer?) and I'm sure it won't be the last.