{"id":147665,"date":"2024-10-04T19:04:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T19:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/04\/microsofts-rival-browsers-allege-unfair-practices-by-edge\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T19:04:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T19:04:33","slug":"microsofts-rival-browsers-allege-unfair-practices-by-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/04\/microsofts-rival-browsers-allege-unfair-practices-by-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft’s Rival Browsers Allege Unfair Practices by Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Microsoft<\/a> gives its Edge<\/a>\u00a0Web browser an unfair advantage and EU<\/a> antitrust regulators should subject it to tough EU tech rules, three rival browsers and a group of Web developers said in a letter to the European Commission.<\/p>\n

The move by Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox, and the Open Web Advocacy could boost Norwegian browser company Opera<\/a>\u00a0which in July took the European Commission to court for exempting Edge from the Digital Markets Act (DMA).<\/p>\n

The landmark DMA set out a list of dos and don’ts for online services deemed as gateways for businesses to reach end-users, with the aim of making it easier for consumers to pick and choose services from different providers.<\/p>\n

The companies and the advocacy group said they supported Opera’s challenge.<\/p>\n

“It is paramount that the Commission reconsiders its position,” they said in a letter dated September 17 seen by Reuters.<\/p>\n

“Unfair practices are currently allowed to persist on the Windows<\/a>‘ ecosystem with respect to Edge, unmitigated by the choice screens that exist on mobile,” they said, pointing to Edge set as the default browser on all Windows computers.<\/p>\n

“No platform independent browser can aspire to match Edge’s unparalleled distribution advantage on Windows. Edge is, moreover, the most important gateway for consumers to download an independent browser on Windows PCs.”<\/p>\n

The Commission and Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0declined to comment. Edge’s global market share is just over 5% while market leader Google’s Chrome is 66 percent according to StatCounter.<\/p>\n

Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox and Open Web Advocacy also alleged that pop-up messages on Edge mischaracterise the features of rival browsers that differentiate them from the Microsoft product.<\/p>\n

The European Commission in its February decision said it did not consider Edge a gatekeeper and that the DMA requires Microsoft to allow users to easily uninstall any software apps.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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