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   Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 01:59:25 JST Richard Stallman

   Users report that Microsoft has installed popups that tell users not to use Chrome: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23851902/microsoft-bing-popups-windows-11-malware That is entirely valid advice. Chrome is nonfree software, which implies it imposes unjust control over the user (see fsf.org/tedx). It also has has malicious functionalities. What I wonder is, does Microsoft single out Google's malware, or does it also warn about malware from Apple, Microsoft and other countries?

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     dragestil (dragestil@hostux.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 19:18:32 JST dragestil

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     @rms would be hilarious if megacorps warn about each others software based on free software values. One can only dream.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 19:20:30 JST 翠星石

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     @rms It's not exactly valid advice as they're asking for the used to use their version of chromium that contains all the proprietary stuff in chromium, plus a bunch of their own proprietary malware.