Microsoft's Trying to Get Sued - Nov. 12, 2021

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

A BIT TOO EDGY

Microsoft breaks EdgeDeflector

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1387983-microsoft-forces-edge-to-be-the-only-option-in-windows-11-antitrust-what-antitrust/

https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/microsoft-edge-protocol-competition.html

https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/11/latest_windows_11_build_enforces_edge_links/

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-edge-redirect-windows-11/

 

DEFINITIVELY BROKEN

Rockstar pulls GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition from sale on PC cuz it’s a hot mess

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-12-rockstar-pulls-grand-theft-auto-the-trilogy-the-definitive-edition-from-sale-on-pc

https://twitter.com/RockstarSupport/status/1458878159047340032

unlicensed music https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/as-gta-trilogy-pc-is-pulled-dataminers-discover-it-contains-missing-music-and-holy-grail-dev-notes/

happened before https://kotaku.com/the-last-time-rockstar-rereleased-gta-san-andreas-it-d-1848020263

 

CAUSING DISCORD

Discord CEO backs off NFTs

https://www.engadget.com/discord-nft-pause-181104371.html

https://gizmodo.com/discord-didnt-realize-youd-be-so-mad-over-crypto-and-nf-1848042731

og tweet https://twitter.com/jasoncitron/status/1457841222995693570

backlash https://twitter.com/anathaeum/status/1457855796784648193

retraction https://twitter.com/jasoncitron/status/1458607550677405699

 

QUICK BITS

 

*ZOOMS IN* IS THIS HACKING?

Defense in Rittenhouse trial claims pinch-to-zoom on iPad “adds pixels” with “logarithms”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/11/rittenhouse-trial-judge-disallows-ipad-pinch-to-zoom-read-the-bizarre-transcript/

https://gizmodo.com/kyle-rittenhouse-s-lawyers-claim-zooming-in-on-an-ipad-1848040149

 

TALK ABOUT EXTRA PIXELS

Google pushes 1.8GB update to Pixels that doesn’t do anything

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/google-accidentally-pushes-android-12-to-pixel-users-a-second-time/

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/qqzd6h/random_android_12_updates/hk4v3u8/

 

CRYPTOMINERS HUNT IN PACKS

Raptoreum cryptocurrency works best on Ryzen CPUs

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1387650-cryptominers-target-amd-ryzen-cpus-for-their-big-l3-caches/

https://bitcoinpress.co.uk/raptoreum-crypto-cpu-miners-drive-amd-ryzen-shortage-large-level-3-cache-becomes-secret-sauce-own-snap/

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cryptominers-target-amd-ryzen-cpus-for-their-big-l3-caches

 

XBOX GAINS SOME STEAM

PC Xbox App gets big upgrades

https://youtu.be/ea4-mxDSz6I

Install location https://www.pcgamer.com/the-xbox-app-finally-lets-you-choose-where-to-install-your-pc-games/

Mod support https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/mustafa-mahmoud/mod-support-is-finally-coming-to-xbox-game-pass/   

 

NOT A PHONE; A STATEMENT

USB-C iPhone sells for over $80K

https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/12/22777988/usb-c-iphonex-lightning-ebay-auction-86001

https://www.ebay.com/itm/165161363347?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5336757017&toolid=10001&customid=66960X1514734Xb041104b9b8b333f2ebbefe177fce631

https://youtu.be/FVEQJNRmfDQ

 

[da na]

It'd be such a shame if Microsoft were to be hit with an antitrust lawsuit! It'd be their first time getting in trouble over a browser as well... feels bad for them 

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