How proprietary formats have become Microsoft’s main tool for lock-in

In the previous article, we explored the importance of standards: how the unspoken agreements governing electrical sockets, paper sizes and file formats form the foundations of a world in which choices remain open and power is not concentrated in the hands of a single player. We concluded with a question:

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Over The Edge 2.0: what independent researchers found about browser choice on Windows

Two years ago Mozilla asked two leading experts on deceptive design, Dr. Harry Brignull and Cennydd Bowles, to look at how Microsoft was treating people who tried to use a different browser on Windows. Their report, Over The Edge, documented a pattern of design choices in Windows, Edge, and Bing that nudged, pressured, and at

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In case you’re looking for a blog that’s gone missing on Tumblr and didn’t see this recent update.

changes: Deleted accounts can now be recovered up to 30 days later We’re making a big change to how account deletion works on Tumblr, and we’re really excited about it, because this is something that some of you have been requesting for… well… a literal decade. Before today, when you deleted your Tumblr account, it

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