Old habits die hard: Microsoft tries to limit our options, this time with AI
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Mozilla criticizes Microsoft for forcing Copilot onto Windows users through auto-installs, a dedicated hardware key, and default taskbar pinning — without user consent. This is framed as part of a broader pattern of Microsoft using dark patterns to override user choice, including hardcoding Edge into Windows Search and making
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Copilot was pushed onto usersThis isn’t the first time – Microsoft has a pattern of deceptive design patternsWhat ‘genuinely useful’ AI integration actually looks likeThe stakes are bigger than one rollbackSort: