[Nottingham] [Misc] Microsoft/Windows in the news... Over the Edge?!...

[J I]

Do not start me on Microsoft. I have just written the following server code
to deal with users clicking on a link inside Excel and Word:
if (httpRequest.getHeader("User-Agent").contains("ms-office")) {
    // Return with an empty response
 } else {
    // Actually do stuff
}

Because, for some *STUPID *reason, they can't just open a link in the
user's browser; they probe with some weirdness of their own which, because
it lacks any session or cookie information, causes the server to issue a
redirect to the login page and it's *that *with Excel & Word decide to open
in the browser.

Really infuriating.

J.

On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 00:28, Martin via Nottingham <
nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Stunned for words!? Comments welcomed!
>
>
>
> Microsoft will release a web browser for Linux next month. Repeat,
> Microsoft will release {their Edge} browser for Linux – and it uses
> Google's technology
>
> https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/22/microsoft_edge_for_linux_october/
>
> "This means Linus Torvalds has definitely won, doesn't it?..."
>
>
> And our old friend esr gives an intriguing observation/opinion:
>
>
> Windows to become emulation layer atop Linux kernel, predicts Eric Raymond
>
>
> https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/28/eric_raymond_linux_beats_windows_prediction
>
> "[All] Happening in plain sight with Proton, WSL and Edge-for-Linux..."
>
>
>
> Who is embracing who on this one?...
>
> (Don't mention the guns! :-O )
>
> Let the bits fly!!
>
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
>
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