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Microsoft Edge gets "unfair advantage", browser makers claim (www.techradar.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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Some of the top browser makers around have issued a letter to the European Commission (EC) alleging that Microsoft gives the Edge browser an unfair advantage and should be subject to EU tech rules.

A letter seen by Reuters, sent by Vivaldi, Waterfox, and Wavebox, and supported by a group of web developers, also supports Opera’s move to take the EC to court over its decision to exclude Microsoft Edge from being subject to the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

As Edge comes pre-installed by default on Windows machines, users must navigate the Microsoft offering in order to download their browser of choice. The letter states that, “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.”

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[–] seaQueue 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's possible to go after both. M$ has some fucked up practices that trick the user into using edge that shouldn't be okay

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I went to the widgets pane on my w11 laptop once, clicked an article and to my horror, all of my data had been synced from chrome to edge, including passwords, history, open tabs, extensions, pretty much everything.

I even went as far as to report it to the ACCC (the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) since I've never seen it from other browsers, and that I found it pervy the fact they did it without consent, although I doubt the ACCC would be enough to change this shitty practice, and others like it.

They're not even trying to trick the user anymore, they're forcing them.

[–] JWBananas 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You have to opt into that behavior. It prompts you on first launch

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I agree, that has happened with other windows devices I've used recently (both w10 and 11), although this was completely reset, no data other than a chrome sign-in and a few games, this had also been the first time I opened edge, so I'm pretty confused how an opt in feature just magically stops requiring consent from the user...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's possible to. Are they? Correct me if I'm wrong, but they're not. They're going after Microsoft and not Google.

Not that it makes any difference since Edge is just reskinned Chrome now anyway. If it was still it's own thing I'd be rooting for Microsoft, at least up until they start to become bigger, then I'd turn on them.