Microsoft’s Rival Browsers Allege Unfair Practices by Edge, Wish to Involve EU Antitrust Regulators

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’s Rival Browsers Allege Unfair Practices by Edge, Wish to Involve EU Antitrust Regulators

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gives its Edge Web browser an unfair advantage and EU 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 ********* Commission.

The move by Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox, and the Open Web Advocacy could boost Norwegian browser company Opera which in July took the ********* Commission to court for exempting Edge from the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

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.

The companies and the advocacy group said they supported Opera’s challenge.

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

“Unfair practices are currently allowed to persist on the Windows’ 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.

“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.”

The Commission and

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 declined to comment. Edge’s global market share is just over 5% while market leader

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’s Chrome is 66 percent according to StatCounter.

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

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product.

The ********* Commission in its February decision said it did not consider Edge a gatekeeper and that the DMA requires

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to allow users to easily uninstall any software apps.

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