Microsoft puts Google on a blacklist

Microsoft provides a blacklist that the users have to install manually. This list blocks the cookies, not access to the websites themselves. And doing this through AdBlock Plus is in fact more user-friendly, so I don't get what's new about having this option, other than Microsoft making a statement (which is good, as Google does have to be more careful about privacy).

Also "the war is on"? Like really? And this is news?

I would have guessed a war was on ever since Google partnered with Mozilla, or ever since they launched Google Docs or Chrome or Android. I would have guessed a war was on ever since Microsoft created their own search engine. But noooo ... a stupid blacklist is far bigger than that.

This is sensationalist yellow junk and I'm not sure why some people upvoted it ... aren't you tired of articles like these?

Hi bad_user and thanks for your comment. I don't really know why you're calling it "sensationalist yellow junk". In my eyes its news and therefor worth beeing on "hacker news". Have a nice day.