
Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in antitrust complaint
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Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in antitrust complaint
Opera claims Microsoft’s deals to make Edge the exclusive pre-installed browser on Windows create an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete. Opera also argued that Microsoft uses design tactics and dark patterns to further discourage people from downloading and using rival products.
“Microsoft thwarts browser competition on Windows at every turn. First, browsers like Opera are locked out of important pre-installation opportunities,” Aaron McParlan, general counsel for Opera, said in a statement. “And then Microsoft frustrates users’ ability to download and use alternative browsers.”