Microsoft and Google war is getting dirtier day by day. From past few months Microsoft is struggling in the browser wars getting stiff competition form Google Chrome. But, now the search giant has found the way to fend off the competition.
According to a latest report, Microsoft issued an update to its security software that mistakenly marked Google Chrome as malware and deleted it from users' systems accordingly. Though the glitch has been fixed, it has left Google stubbed.
The gaffe comes after it was reported that Chrome is on track to overtake Firefox by year’s end. Buzz too is referring the faux pas to the battle between Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and Chrome, for usage share.
Sources cited that users witnessed a Windows Security box that said there is security issue which needs to be removed. While users took the required action, Chrome was eliminated form their PC.
However, Microsoft soon posted an alert of its own, regretting the error. The software titan later on offered new Security Essentials and asked users to reinstall Chrome.
It is reported that approximately 3,000 users were affected.
While most of the users are seeing this as an unintentional error, some are suspicious that it could be a dirty trick from Microsoft’s end.
Microsoft refused to comment on this error.
According to a latest report, Microsoft issued an update to its security software that mistakenly marked Google Chrome as malware and deleted it from users' systems accordingly. Though the glitch has been fixed, it has left Google stubbed.
The gaffe comes after it was reported that Chrome is on track to overtake Firefox by year’s end. Buzz too is referring the faux pas to the battle between Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and Chrome, for usage share.
Sources cited that users witnessed a Windows Security box that said there is security issue which needs to be removed. While users took the required action, Chrome was eliminated form their PC.
However, Microsoft soon posted an alert of its own, regretting the error. The software titan later on offered new Security Essentials and asked users to reinstall Chrome.
It is reported that approximately 3,000 users were affected.
While most of the users are seeing this as an unintentional error, some are suspicious that it could be a dirty trick from Microsoft’s end.
Microsoft refused to comment on this error.
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