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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 29/09/2026

Confusing prompts, forced defaults, and hidden settings are just a few ways Microsoft manipulates user choice. We champion a web where choice belongs to everyone. Learn more: bit.ly/4dd8hw2

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 24/09/2026

At last week’s @londonwebstandards.org's event, Gerardo Proaño discussed initiatives spanning the EU, UK and Brazil to advance browser choice— and how firsthand consumer testimonies can help regulators enforce effective regulation. #LWSSept2026 Learn more: bit.ly/3TJKoWg

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Ctrl+Alt+Choose: The Fight for Your Browser Choice | London Web Standards

For years, choosing your default browser on Windows has meant fighting through pop-ups, dark patterns, and quiet nudges designed to keep you exactly where Microsoft wants you: on Edge. This talk pulls...

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 23/09/2026

Microsoft deliberately engineered its operating system to make installing an alternative browser on Windows difficult. This is what it looks and feels like to be a PC user trying to choose your own browser:

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 22/09/2026

Microsoft’s older user base is the most likely to experience higher confusion and complexity when navigating default browser settings. Over half of Windows PC users aged 65+ do not feel confident in their ability to change their default browser from Edge. Read more: bit.ly/4xc882U

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The Unequal Harms: Older Users Report Greater Difficulty Navigating Windows Tactics that Limit Browser Choice - Browser Choice Alliance

Technology should make everyday tasks easier, not more difficult. But findings from the Browser Choice Alliance’s recent survey found Windows browser tactics create additional barriers for the people ...

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 17/09/2026

Global PC shipments are increasing every year, and Microsoft is ensuring Edge is set as the default on every device. Through its "Jumpstart" program, it revokes Windows license discounts for PC manufacturers if they preinstall a competing browser. Read on: bit.ly/4is2TZn

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The Microsoft Jumpstart program: Global portfolio-wide exclusive pre-installation on new Windows PCs - Browser Choice Alliance

Wherever in the world you buy a Windows PC, regardless of whether you buy it online or in a brick-and-mortar shop, in all likelihood someone else has already decided which browser will be available wh...

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 14/09/2026

From everyday PC users to leading tech voices like @tomwarren.co.uk, the consensus is clear: Microsoft’s anticompetitive tactics are harmful to the user experience.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 09/09/2026

The EU General Court kept Windows PC users stuck with the status quo by not designating Edge as a gatekeeper, despite a stronger case than ever. We support the Commission in any reassessment of Edge’s gatekeeper status, one that gives users the freedom to choose their own browser.

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Windows Central @windowscentral.com · 21/08/2026

Microsoft is testing a new way to push mobile users toward Edge, and people aren’t thrilled. Or is just overreacting to unlocking what is a cosmetic feature? www.windowscentral.com/software-app...

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Microsoft really wants you to use Edge on Android, even if it means gatekeeping background themes.

The latest Edge Canary build locks certain image theme customization behind making Edge your default mobile browser.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 19/08/2026

72% of Windows users who tried changing default browsers in the past 1-2 years reported encountering challenges. Our recent consumer survey underscores the obstacles PC users experience when attempting to switch to their preferred browser. Learn more: bit.ly/4wzkAtl

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Survey Finds Browser Choice on Windows Undermines User Expectations - Browser Choice Alliance

Despite a widespread belief in browser choice among Windows users, more than 2 in 3 encounter challenges changing default browsers. The Browser Choice Alliance (BCA), a coalition of browsers advocatin...

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 11/08/2026

"Microsoft has made a calculated decision to get aggressive." In a new blog, Gene Burrus highlights how the company leverages its dominant operating system to get ahead, rather than to create an optimal experience for its users. Read it here: bit.ly/4pYGkgr

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Browsers and Earnings Statements

A recently published report by Mozilla surveys and highlights the many ways around the world that Microsoft has elected to defy its customers’ wishes with respect to choice of Internet browser and unf...

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 05/08/2026

It’s not a glitch: Microsoft can override your default browser without your knowledge or permission. This deliberately manipulates how millions of people worldwide access and experience the internet.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 23/07/2026

Tech influencers voiced their frustrations with Microsoft’s deceptive tactics in a recent @linusmediagroup.com video. Watch it here: bit.ly/4wZrIzY

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 20/07/2026

Microsoft overrides your preferences like that one colleague who 'just made a few small edits' to your finished report — and somehow changed everything without your permission.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 14/07/2026

Even tech influencers are noticing Microsoft’s deceptive, anti-consumer behaviors. In a recent @linusmediagroup.com video, @linussebastian.bsky.social notes Microsoft "doesn’t take no for an answer." Watch it here: bit.ly/44uXc4D

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 10/07/2026

In response to the CMA's eventual Strategic Market Status (SMS) designation of Microsoft’s business software system, over 25+ organizations are voicing their concerns around Microsoft’s anti-competitive practices, highlighting broad support for intervention. Read more: bit.ly/4ydLYzd

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Clear support for Microsoft SMS designation and browser issues at the forefront in CMA responses - Browser Choice Alliance

Some 25 organisations (the vast majority of respondents), including the BCA, support the CMA’s eventual Strategic Market Status (“SMS”) designation of Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, and vari...

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 09/07/2026

Your OS has no business interfering with your browser choice. Learn more: bit.ly/4vhHDs0

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Vivaldi Browser @vivaldi.com · 01/07/2026

So nice of them to provide their users with choice 🙃

Meme showing Microsoft Edge's message where they suggest to use recommended browser settings. It says:

"Microsoft Edge helps you stay protected while you browse by blocking phishing and malware attacks. Set Microsoft Edge as your default browser. Confirm/ Set Later"

Below, there's a comic strip from "The Abstruse Goose" showing a cow in front of a gate, with two corridors leading up to it. One reads "confirm" the other "set later".

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 01/07/2026

No matter where you go or what you do, Microsoft pop-ups just won’t go away.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 30/06/2026

Recent coverage highlighting the CMA’s investigation into #Microsoft amplifies its history of utilizing manipulative tactics to influence users' choice of internet browser, and how this behavior has the potential to carry over to the #AI space. Read more: bit.ly/4uUQ0td

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CMA probes Microsoft business software over browser choice

Users could face less browser choice in workplaces as the UK competition regulator examines whether Microsoft steers business software customers towards Edge.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 26/06/2026

Industry voices aren’t willing to let #Microsoft continue with its deceptive practices towards consumers. Neither are we. The BCA is ready to support the move towards a Strategic Market Status designation, as highlighted by @theregister.com. Read more: bit.ly/4xOjUlK

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Microsoft rivals line up to tell UK watchdog where the software behemoth hurt them

Browsers, cloud challengers, and Killinghall Parish Council all accuse Redmond of locking in customers, hobbling competition

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 25/06/2026

Changing your browser shouldn’t feel like a day at Macrofirm.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 19/06/2026

Browsers are a part of everyday life, and allow users to access the web. When a user’s choice is disrespected, it negatively affects the user experience. Everyone deserves the right to choose: bit.ly/4uBUbKp

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 16/06/2026

ICYMI: Our open letter to Satya Nadella directly calls on Microsoft to respect users’ choice in selecting their preferred browser. Read it on @politico.com: bit.ly/3Qwy9uB

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Fredo Fabrucci: The Poster's Poster™ @fredo.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hmmm looks like a recent update (assuming a windows update??) automatically switched edge to my default browser and also set the xbox app to automatically launch on startup with no way for me to change the setting (when I click the option, nothing happens) seems bad, to me

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 08/05/2026

Browsers are the gateway to the internet and a key enabler of other important services, such as AI and productivity tools. That’s why we’re fighting for users’ ability to choose their own browser — to rightfully control their experience online. Learn more: bit.ly/4to55mV

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 05/05/2026

Your browser, your choice. At least that’s what the experience should be. We’re holding Microsoft accountable for failing to respect user choice and instead, acting in its own interest. Learn more: bit.ly/4tjUMAM

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Krzak 🔞 @krzak0.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Screenshot of a poll on what appears to be Tumblr, 10,522 votes cast. It asks "Do you think Microsoft understands consent"? The first option is "Yes", it has 0.8% of votes, the other option, "Remind me in 3 days" has 99.2% of votes.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 14/04/2026

"It makes it harder for alternatives to compete when a company uses its reach and control to steer people back into its own products." Microsoft continues using dark patterns that prioritize its own interests over user experience. Read @mozilla.org's article: bit.ly/4cqTn4e

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Old habits die hard: Microsoft tries to limit our options, this time with AI | The Mozilla Blog

Microsoft recently announced it’s pulling back Copilot from several of its core Windows apps — Photos, Notepad, the Snipping Tool, and Widgets. Rol

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 07/04/2026

Our goal is simple: It shouldn’t be this difficult to use your browser of choice. Learn more: bit.ly/4bXAwyE

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 01/04/2026

The BCA stands for a digital world where everyone is free to choose the browser that best serves them. Learn more about what we stand for — and why it matters: bit.ly/4to55mV

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 31/03/2026

Just when you thought you’ve successfully changed your default web browser, Windows opens the next link in Edge. It’s time Microsoft is held accountable for continuing to disrespect user choice.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 24/03/2026

Hear CEO of Astian Foundation, Alfonso Hernández, speak to how Windows tricks its users into sticking with Edge as default on PCs.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 20/03/2026

Ever had a hairdresser who doesn’t listen? Feels an awful lot like trying to pick your browser on a Windows PC.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 19/03/2026

"Microsoft has always used Bing.com... to push the Edge browser, particularly when you search for Chrome." A new article highlights Microsoft’s anti-competitive behaviors — this time Bing aggressively pushing Copilot when users search for rival LLMs. Read more: bit.ly/475TaS4

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Microsoft Bing is aggressively pushing Copilot when people search for ChatGPT or Gemini, and it's embarrassing

In our tests, Windows Latest observed that Bing now shows an interactive Copilot widget when you search for ChatGPT and Gemini.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 16/03/2026

Microsoft is rolling out a Copilot update to Windows Insiders that embeds web browsing directly into the assistant, opening links in Edge rather than honoring a user’s default browser. Get the latest in a recent article from @theregister.com: bit.ly/4sM5qQ5

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Copilot swallows your browser. You're welcome

: Embeds Edge into AI assistant, ignores questions about opt-in

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 12/03/2026

A quintessential Microsoft tactic — using dark patterns to push its own products, rather than respecting consumers' choices.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 06/03/2026

The @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Competition Open Day 2026 brought insightful discussions on merger control, AI and competition remedies with a clear takeaway: protecting competition and consumer choice on PCs matters more than ever in the age of generative AI.

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Browser Choice Alliance @browserchoicealliance.org · 03/03/2026

We're holding Microsoft accountable to DMA compliance measures. At the DMA Working Group meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on IMCO, we highlighted Microsoft’s resistance to and evasion of the DMA's intended enforcement to maintain fair markets and user choice.

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