https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Bing-versus-Chrome/m-p/15948#M1801 <P>Microsoft doesn't like Chrome or Firefox, of course, and even <A href="https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Windows-10-may-warn-you-about-Firefox-and-Chrome/m-p/14677#M1591" target="_blank">warns you against them</A>.&nbsp; However, a lot of people just use Edge to download Firefox or Chrome.&nbsp; Problem is, <A href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/10/27/stop-using-microsoft-edge-to-download-chrome-unless-you-want-malware/#24b8b86e13ea" target="_blank">if you use Bing (which is the default in Edge) to search for Chrome, you may end up with malware instead</A>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I'm rather surprised the Bing doesn't screen out malware ads, let alone serving them for a competitors product ...</P> Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:00:01 GMT rslade 2023-10-09T09:00:01Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Bing-versus-Chrome/m-p/15948#M1801 <P>Microsoft doesn't like Chrome or Firefox, of course, and even <A href="https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Windows-10-may-warn-you-about-Firefox-and-Chrome/m-p/14677#M1591" target="_blank">warns you against them</A>.&nbsp; However, a lot of people just use Edge to download Firefox or Chrome.&nbsp; Problem is, <A href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/10/27/stop-using-microsoft-edge-to-download-chrome-unless-you-want-malware/#24b8b86e13ea" target="_blank">if you use Bing (which is the default in Edge) to search for Chrome, you may end up with malware instead</A>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I'm rather surprised the Bing doesn't screen out malware ads, let alone serving them for a competitors product ...</P> Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:00:01 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Bing-versus-Chrome/m-p/15948#M1801 rslade 2023-10-09T09:00:01Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Bing-versus-Chrome/m-p/15988#M1812 <P>Microsoft has a long, deep history of using monopolistic tricks to undermine potential competition, in the browser world as well as other application domains. A great recent article that goes into much detail on aspects of that effort is</P><P><A href="https://www.theringer.com/tech/2018/5/18/17362452/microsoft-antitrust-lawsuit-netscape-internet-explorer-20-years" target="_blank"><STRONG>‘Crush Them’: An Oral History of the Lawsuit That Upended Silicon Valley</STRONG></A><BR />Twenty years ago, Microsoft tried to eliminate its competition in the race for the future of the internet. The government had other ideas.<BR />By Victor Luckerson May 18, 2018, 6:30am EDT</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>My favorite event in the big trial is only briefly alluded to in the above article:</P><P><EM>"Microsoft’s legal team seemed comparatively unprepared, according to many people who followed the case closely. They made several unforced errors, including showing a video demonstration of a Windows user deleting Internet Explorer that appeared to be doctored."</EM></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>What happened is that the M$ lawyers showed a purported video of a Windows desktop screen to demonstrate what happens when they deleted IE from the system.&nbsp; However, observers in the courtroom noticed that various extraneous icons on the desktop were appearing and disappearing at random during what was supposed to have been a continuous interaction with the system. That was evidence that the video had been edited to artificially support the lawyers' point, which was not borne out in reality.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Also, search the net for the phrase&nbsp;<EM>internet explorer blocked firefox</EM> for testimonials of IE apparently playing tricks with Firefox downloads akin to the reported Bing vs. Chrome problem.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:25:44 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Bing-versus-Chrome/m-p/15988#M1812 CraginS 2018-10-30T14:25:44Z