Microsoft again subject to accusations about anti-competitive practices
Microsoft Edge, Opera, Firefox, Google Chrome Did you think there weren't more browsers? Big mistake. The world does not end with these examples and if there were enough Jon von Tetzchner, ex-CEO of Opera, launched Vivaldi in April, a browser designed for advanced users based on Chromium that is also compatible with all its extensions.
A residual browser for the number of users it surely has, a fact that has not, however, prevented its CEO from harshly attacking Microsoftfor some practices that it considers abusive by the computer giant.But before we continue, let's get into some background.
Some facts that start from the complaint of a friend of Jon's (with an advanced age), who notices how his computer was updated without his consent from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. This resulted in that the default browser that was Vivaldi became Microsoft Edge again Something recurring with every Windows update.
This fact has been the trigger for the Vivaldi CEO's complaints against the Redmond company.A company he accuses of encouraging anti-competitive practices :
And according to Jon, Edge is established as the default browser every time Windows receives an update, no matter how small or every time another browser is installed on the computer.
At the same time defends Vivaldi's position, a product made with users in mind and in which these are the fundamental premise in the development.
These opinions he has made public not on his Twitter account or on a social network as usually happens in many cases, but in the company's official blog.
Another open front for Microsoft, with opinions from a CEO (we have already seen those of Lenovo's COO) who are not exactly satisfied with the Redmond giant's way of acting. Microsoft has already been accused of its monopoly practices, so it is not something that caught us by surprise either. In any case, surely you have an opinion on the matter that we would like to know. You can tell us about it in the comments.
Via | Vivaldi blog
