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Thanks. I opened the page and chrome started chugging. I closed the page without reading the article

<F9> in Firefox to open in "reading mode" - majestic.

Javascript OFF and zdnet link works just fine.

Thanks! We've updated the link from https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-open-sources-its-ent..., which points to this.

I use Firefox with ublock origin and didn't have any trouble with videos auto-playing.

Interesting. For me with Chrome+ublock origin I still get the auto-playing video. With Firefox+ublock origin the video appears but doesn't play. Instead it shows a red and white "I'm still loading" icon over the video, which is quite annoying but much better than auto-play. Is this what you get?

How long till ZDNet realises that autoplay model is egregious?

Why do they bother with autoplaying videos when browsers mute them?

Not soon enough.