Dear Microsoft, enough is enough
5 hours ago
- #User Choice Advocacy
- #Microsoft Edge Criticism
- #Browser Competition
- Browser developers accuse Microsoft of using its Windows OS dominance to unfairly push its Edge browser, thereby restricting user choice and browser competition.
- Listed tactics include coercive rebates, preventing uninstallation, manipulative interface designs, ignoring default browser selections, and blocking rival browser functionalities.
- The alliance calls for Microsoft to allow fair preinstallation deals, end dark patterns, restore easy default switching, open links in user-chosen browsers, and cease manipulative Edge promotions.
- Emphasizes the importance of user choice for fostering innovation and improving browser performance, especially as PCs become more integral to web access and AI applications.