I'm a Linux guy and I don't really care about Windows, but I'm glad to see this happening and every day I thank Europe for being the main entity fighting for regulation of big tech monopolies, because America is really failing.

ABOUT FUCKING TIME. Take edge and shove it so far up your data tracking sphincter of a face hole.

Can we please get these laws on a global level.

Why yes Microsoft, I am totally a European in Europe right now...

Hey, 'Muricans, how come we need to pressure every company into compliance for you?

Thank you Europe. Once again you prove yourself to be what we all aspire to be.

As an American, all I can say is thank you Europe for continuing to have sensible legislation that forces these companies to have decent policies worldwide if only to comply with EU laws. I only use Windows on my company provided laptop but just because I don't need to worry about it personally doesn't mean that I shouldn't care about how it affects others.

So apparently having consumer-friendly laws does in fact lead to better products. Cool.

Perhaps the USA and other countries should follow the EU's good example on this.

Omg, I can't believe this is happening !!

Today when I updated Windows11, I got copilot and we were discussing how it's unacceptable to not let me uninstall Microsoft Edge, well I was, Copilot was just chilling it, but it did agree eventually

But this is only happening in Europe, which means Microsoft didn't suddenly turn pure hearted, it's just the law forcing them into it ....

Thank god for Europe!

Yeah turns out businesses behave when you legislate their misdeeds instead of just calling them job creators

Now there will be two versions of Windows. One that adheres to EU regulation, and another that's filled with ads for everyone else.

They say if you don't pay, you're the product, but that's obviously bullshit, paying solves nothing. The saying should be never trust corporations.

I just switched to Linux. Get fucked!

Regulation works.

Once steam covers 90% of games windows becomes irrelevant.

Does Linux let you disable its system-embedded advertisements? Didn't think so!

Only in EU/EEA countries. So us here in ~~Gilead~~ America are SOL at the moment

At last. This is actually good news for Windows itself because people will be more inclined to use it again if they don't see ads, aren't tracked, can set any default browser etc.

So it's good for both users and Microsoft.

Sometimes these corporations just can't help themselves by adding trash and they need a mommy figure to force them to stop doing that which ultimately benefits themselves.

FUCK YEAH! EAT SHIT MICROSOFT!

I mean...I still would've blocked the ads no matter what. I paid for my computer it's mine and I should be allowed to control it.

Based EU.

I’m genuinely worried if hell is okay, are you guys getting a tad chilly?

I'm moving to the EU.

Hell has truly frozen over. I guarantee that uninstalling edge will break something else in Windows

EU to the rescue once again.

is EU based or something

As a Linux user, this is freaking funny.

Does this also mean Google will let me uninstall Chrome from my Android device? Or is this only about PC's?

How do they verify that I'm in the EEA? Do I need to sign up through a VPN when I register Windows or do I just specify an EEA country during the install?

It seems in some cases when it comes to protecting you from industry practices can only be handled by government agencies.

You should still switch to Linux.