never used it here. microsloth has enough claws in me as is
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Theres like 2 or 3 commonly supported browser engines and the people who run them are complaining about unfair monopoly by a browser whose main purpose is to find another browser?
neiiigh, its dead.
I mean I really don't think it's that big of deal. Edge only makes up 5% of market share, so it's obviously not helping them that much.
That's not the problematic metric though. It's the 70-80% (link) install base of the Windows OS on desktop computers that Edge is installed with that's the basis of the anti-competitive allegation.
The fact that it still only takes 5% of the browser usage is more of a happy accident.
That makes sense but also they clearly need any edge they can get. Maybe they should even make it more difficult to install other browsers. Like artificially lowering the search results of other browsers. Maybe they could get 6% market share that way.
...and we all know what that advantage can do! (Covertly looks in IE's direction)
I agree with going after the Edge Lords and making things more fair...but I'm guessing Chrome is the most used we browser by a long shot even on windows so the “No platform independent browser can aspire to match Edge's unparalleled distribution advantage on Windows." part feels like users are comfortable stepping over Edge's corpse to download chrome anyway.
It's true, although chrome has gotten a significant boost from Google promoting it in search and every Google app (which I don't know if they still do).
So chrome beats edge on users, but it's also likely largely because of the unfair advantage it receives/received from that promotion. Those options are not really available to other browser developers (unless Amazon or meta also decided they want a browser for some reason).
Don't give them any ideas
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If users had a pop-up which allowed them to select more than just Edge or Chrome, other browsers may see an increase in users. Chrome is as much a default as Edge is in that way.
Again I'm in favor of choosing browsers on install, but lots of Chrome installs on Windows is not the same as being the default.
So much so that you even get this annoying popup from Edge when you try to download Chrome with Edge - which should be against the rules imo.
Sorry, I phrased that poorly. It is the default alternative, most users don't bother to look for anything else.
And Chrome also does pop-ups not unlike it when you visit Google websites on a non-Google browser.
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Windows is absolutely abusing their position as the dominant OS to push their other products. The number of "no don't do that" messages and pop ups when trying to install chrome on a windows computer is clearly anti-competitive, and the only reason microsoft has been getting away with it is because Edge/etc hasn't achieved enough market share.
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).
OK...
Shouldn't they be fighting Chrome, more than anything? Surely there's a legal avenue for that, though I guess there's a risk of getting deprioritized by Google and basically disappearing.
They're suing because Microsoft got an exclusion from the Digital Markets Act. Google did not.
Suing? It's just a letter
Yeah they can't fight Chrome, they are Chrome.
I thought we've already been through this before?
I vaguely remember getting the option which browser to use during an install before.
Feels like they need to stop nitpicking about this stuff. I barely know anyone that even uses Edge, it's almost like it just functions as a downloader for Chrome or anything else.
At what point are they gonna stop? Until Windows comes without any browsers at all? And we'll have to store copies of installers on USBs And postmail Google if we want a copy of Chrome.exe because we accidentally deleted it?
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Hasn't it been shown that most people use Chrome despite Edge's "unfair advantage"?
Long last effect from us nerds telling everyone to stop using IE, because Google wasn't a hotplate covered in wet shit at the time.
ftfy
Yeah I personally use Brave but that’s what I found.
Edit: wow. I get downvoted for the browser I use… ok I guess.