Microsoft starts rollout of Windows DMA compliance changes in Europe - gHacks Tech News
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Microsoft has started the rollout of Digital Markets Act changes in its Windows 10 and 11 operating systems for users from the European Economic Area.

These changes are only applicable to users in the EEA. For those outside the region, Windows will continue to function as it is!

The changes to Windows for DMA-compliance include:

  • You can now uninstall Edge and Bing web search using the built-in settings. Earlier, the option was greyed out.
  • Third-party web search application developers can now utilize the Windows search box in the taskbar using the instructions provided by Microsoft and choose any web browser to show results from the web.
  • Microsoft will no longer sign-in users to Edge, Bing, and Microsoft Start services during the initial Windows setup experience.
  • Data collected about the functioning of non-Microsoft apps, primarily bug detection and its effects on the OS, from Windows PCs will not be used for competitive purposes.
  • Microsoft, from now on, will need explicit user consent before combining data from the OS and other sources. It will also deliver new consent screens where required.
  • BakerBagel@midwest.socialEnglish
    1142·
    10 months ago

    It makes perfect sense once you understand that regulators have only cared about stock prices for the last 40 years. The EU coming down on giant corporations is a new development

    • Contend6248@feddit.deEnglish
      559·
      10 months ago

      Only because we don’t have any tech giants, we’ve slept on it so we get the money this way and try to slow down others until we figure shit out.

      You can see that we don’t care about consumer that much in markets we’re strong.

      It’s just lobbyism

      • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
        462·
        10 months ago

        Lol this is asinine.

        America let their tech companies get too big to the point that they are all behaving ridiculously anti-competitively, and you think the solution is that the EU should have let their companies get so big that they behave anti-competitively?

        This is the EU steeping in to clean up America’s mess when it spills over to them.

        • dezmd@lemmy.worldEnglish
          429·
          10 months ago

          Your simplification of the issues to steer this into your preferred narrative and conclusion is also asinine. The EU power broker’s hands weren’t getting their share of the bribes and are punishing orgs that didnt realize that the corruption they take part in is everywhere. Corruption in EU countries is old world corruption and is just part of the system bottom to top. Nobody has clean hands.

          • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
            17·
            10 months ago

            Your simplification of the issues to steer this into your preferred narrative and conclusion is also asinine.

            It’s always projection.

          • 0xD@infosec.pubEnglish
            162·
            10 months ago

            You really have less than zero idea of what you’re talking about, this is actually hilarious.

              • 0xD@infosec.pubEnglish
                21·
                10 months ago

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                tip of my hat turn to the beautiful maiden on my side

                M’lady, I’m sorry that you had to witness this murder. Shall we?

                make passionate love to my queen

      • rambaroo@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Yes you do. SAP is gigantic. You just don’t hear about it because they’ve infected every business instead of being a consumer-oriented brand.