| AbbathTheGrim said: Apparently Windows 10 goes to Microsoft Edge when upgraded from previous Micro OS and doesn't give an option to keep other web browsers so Mozilla CEO Chris Beard wrote an open letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arguing that he’s concerned not because of Mozilla’s position as the maker of Firefox, but because Microsoft isn’t respecting choices users made when they were using previous versions of Windows. Still, the change of defaults could cut down on the use of Mozilla’s browser, since it could cause some people to abandon Firefox because it’s no longer the default experience on their computers. He wrote: “The upgrade process now appears to be purposefully designed to throw away the choices its customers have made about the Internet experience they want, and replace it with the Internet experience Microsoft wants them to have,” http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955317/mozilla-ceo-blasts-microsoft-over-windows-10-defaults.html Do you believe Mozilla CEO's complaints justified or not? |
This isn't accurate.
During the upgrade process, near the final stages, you are given the option of changing the default applications to your preference. It's a step the user has to take that deviates from the normal process, but it is a part of the upgrade process.
Internet Explorer was my default browser of choice with Windows 7, I wouldn't necessarily have wanted my Windows 10 experience to not default to Edge. Though, the latter requires some getting used to. Despite some lacking features in Edge, I wouldn't necessarily want to go back to Internet Explorer either. But Edge needs an ad blocker badly.
