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Microsoft thuggery at it's best June 17, 2011 4:27 pm Vitruvius

Microsoft calls Graphics Technology in Chrome and Firefox “Harmfull”

 

Let me just be the first to say: HAHAHA.  Then again, I’m the first one posting on this, sooo……

 

Still, this just seems low.  There’s a very small gap between this and outright defamation, and I think  Microsoft was trying as hard as it could to make that gap even smaller.  What say you?

  • More notes: Here, here and here. The Contextis report is highly speculative, and the issues it refers to are known. It offers ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 21:34:59
    • Thanks! The tech is largely gobbledegook to me (I hadn't even heard of WebGL until now) but it sounds ... by TB 2011-06-17 21:39:54
      • They're BOTH thuggish - Apple just does a better job of brainwashing it's customers. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 00:16:53
    • It's based on this report, not Microsoft's. The FAQ on that page has instructions for disabling it on Firefox and Chrome. A ... by TB 2011-06-17 17:53:22
      • Sheesh, where to start... Well, there's no denying that MS has plenty of experience with serious design flaws. But whether their ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 16:58:02

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