100 days later: Microsoft still steers Windows and Copilot users to Edge
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- Mozilla's report reveals Microsoft uses deceptive designs in Windows, Edge, Bing, and Copilot to steer users away from their chosen browser.
- Microsoft only respects user choice where legally forced (e.g., EEA via DMA); elsewhere, harmful practices persist even 100 days after the report.
- Specific issues include misleading setup messages, opening links in Edge from Search and Widgets, retaining Edge as default for PDFs/SVGs, and Copilot and Windows Backup bypassing browser choice.
- Mozilla demands Microsoft extend EEA's fairer designs globally and stop remaining harmful practices across all surfaces.
- Mozilla is escalating pressure through regulators and public advocacy, noting that only regulatory action has moved Microsoft so far.