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We kind of expect this from Microsoft. But we're still in denial about Google

They reinstated "don't be evil," so we're all good.

Also the effects are worse when the actor doing those ads has more than 30%, 50%, 70% market share.

I'm surprised MS doesn't get into more trouble for this, especially after US v Microsoft. They only defense for MS is Edge isn't the dominant browser. Google's only defenses are freedom of speech, and no one's forcing you to go to Google properties.

Some of this is tricky, though. If you're Google in 2009, it's not unreasonable to tell IE6 users that their browser is a drag on the internet, and not in a way to drive users to Chrome--IE6 was just shit. Or if you're MS, Windows needs to ship with a browser, but what do you ship? Is there a setup option to switch to Chrome? How do you qualify to get on that list? What types of applications should this apply to? Did Windows Explorer unfairly kill Norton Commander? What about third-party solitaire developers?

Yup, Microsoft won't be left behind in shady practises by these comparatively young web companies. /s