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american built custom pc in EEA can't uninstall edge and is otherwise non compliant with DMA
so I have an american build pc but it does not allow me to uninstall edge and get rid of bing. I expect someone from support to let me know how to uninstall this. its software was fully updated befor...
DMA has nothing to do with your idea!
In addition, the EEA is respected, your interpretation is unfounded. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/march-26-2024-kb5035942-os-builds-22621-3374-and-22631-3374-preview-3ad9affc-1a91-4fcb-8f98-1fe3be91d8df
How is it unfounded? The law says it must be doable and yet it's still here with no uninstall option to permanently remove it not just disable it through gpos and registry edits ... and it's the same with their ai thing they have deployed it won't uninstall either still stuck to start. same with edge its still not got an uninstall option either.
FordGAA " The law says it must be doable and yet it's still here with no uninstall option to permanently"
Does this law (which was introduced only in Europe) work on other systems, e.g. Android -> uninstall Chrome, Mac -> uninstall Safari?
- it is supposed to infact i do think you are supposed to be able to install other app stores on iphones but i think apple is trying to do their best to make it as hard as possible or financially not viable to do so but I personally hope they hand apple some pretty big fines and possibly kick them out from selling in the EEA for pulling their shenanigans. and its not all of europe its only countries in the eea
and there hasnt been a restriction on uninstalling chrome on android granted it goes into disabled mode which deletes stored data and uninstalls any updates basically leaving you with the installer i think google was already complying with the rulings i think more to the point android phones that are walled off by carriers or 3rd party manufacturers are more affected for example bixby on samsung and samsung garbage or verizons bloatware stuff like that but on android you always were able to uninstall things even the store and they just revert back to their installer package with no updates or cached data ... stored data you can delete manually or leave if its needed in the future.- im waiting for some lawyer who is in the eea who purchases an already setup possibly used machine from outside of the eea and exclusively uses a vpn pointed at london or has an isp that has their wan ip located in a non eea country. that will then be a major lawsuit and probably worth a ton for some legal firm. The dma rules dont care where the computer (including android and ©Ⓡapple™) came from nor does it care if you are vpning outside of the eea. it only cares if the person is a citizen of the eea not where that citizen currently resides. me being a dual citizen living in arizona with an italian citizenship means the dma rules apply to me and MS is currently in violation of them. ©Ⓡapple™ apparently is flaunting the laws completely and will probably get smacked down a few pegs they apparently give a "grace" period before they force you back into their walled garden and get rid of all the work you did cant wait till ©Ⓡapple™ gets whats coming. But yeah if MS doesnt allow me to get rid of edge and bing and their ai thing and xbox (yes there is a tiny shred of a connector left that you cant get rid of) I am going to start calling lawyers and seeing what kind of case can be made and how much compensation we might be able to get.