The note sees Beard condemning Microsoft's move --though he admits it "may well make sense" from a business standpoint -- while urging Chrome users to try Mozilla's Firefox instead. "Will Microsoft's decision make it harder for Firefox to prosper? It could," states Beard, adding: "making Google more powerful is risky on many fronts."Recalling Microsoft's monopoly on browsers in … [Read more...] about Mozilla’s CEO isn’t happy with Microsoft’s switch to Chromium
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Competition concern over Microsoft’s decision to use Google web technology
Microsoft is handing over control of people’s online life to Google, leading rival Mozilla has claimed following news that the tech giant is to drop its own web browser technology for Google’s.Concerns have been raised about the competition of web browsers, after Microsoft announced that its Edge product will adopt Chromium, a Google-run platform behind the popular … [Read more...] about Competition concern over Microsoft’s decision to use Google web technology
Microsoft sounds an alarm over facial recognition technology
Sophisticated facial-recognition technology is at the heart of many of China’s more dystopian security initiatives. With 200 million surveillance cameras — more than four times as many in the United States — China’s facial-recognition systems track members of the Uighur Muslim minority, block the entrances to housing complexes, and shame debtors by … [Read more...] about Microsoft sounds an alarm over facial recognition technology
Microsoft confirms Edge is moving to Chromium
Microsoft has officially confirmed that its floundering Edge web browser will be rebuilt on the Chromium rendering engine, which is the same code that Google’s Chrome web browser uses.While Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world – and by quite a margin – Edge has been struggling to make an impact for a while now, so this move is (in our view) a … [Read more...] about Microsoft confirms Edge is moving to Chromium
Microsoft Confirms Chromium Edge Browser; Mozilla Not Happy With Switch
Dec 06, 10:47 PM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Technology By Ken Manbert Salcedo 12/06/18 AT 10:15 PM Microsoft has confirmed that it is indeed switching to a Chromium web browser for its Windows PCs and that it would still be called Edge. Although the switch would mean a better overall experience for … [Read more...] about Microsoft Confirms Chromium Edge Browser; Mozilla Not Happy With Switch