Microsoft’s latest desperate attempts to get people to use Bing are a disgusting overreach.
Microsoft is using malware-style pop-ups in Windows 11 to encourage users to switch from Google Search to Microsoft Bing. Users have reported unexpected pop-ups during the promotion of Bing, using other applications۔ The notification does not appear in the traditional Windows 11 notification center, but appears as a rogue executable file within the PC system. Caitlin Rollston, Microsoft's director of communications, said the company was investigating the incidents.
This is not the first time Microsoft has used such tactics to promote Bing and Edge to Chrome users۔ It has already used different indicators after Windows updates and forced users to Edge.
Microsoft's strategy also extends to search results in Bing, where it offers a Bing page from AI and Google search results for Chrome users who Have started overriding.
