{"id":1500142,"date":"2026-02-17T01:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BYuT9nboj2Vowjf6gZ82ki"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:46:33","slug":"this-marks-a-significant-step-towards-addressing-anticompetitive-behaviors-following-a-complaint-from-opera-antitrust-regulator-launches-an-investigation-into-microsoft-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-marks-a-significant-step-towards-addressing-anticompetitive-behaviors-following-a-complaint-from-opera-antitrust-regulator-launches-an-investigation-into-microsoft-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This marks a significant step towards addressing anticompetitive behaviors&#8217;: Following a complaint from Opera, antitrust regulator launches an investigation into Microsoft Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Microsoft Edge: many a PC Gamer knows it as a stepping stone between them and their actual browser of choice\u2014no matter how much the software pleads with you to reconsider. But rather than simply dismissing this as looking a bit desperate, the Browser Choice Alliance argues this is just one instance of &#8216;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/browserchoicealliance.org\/the-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">deceptive tactics<\/a>&#8216; by Microsoft to discourage competition.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Opera, a member of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/browserchoicealliance.org\/the-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Browser Choice Alliance<\/a>, has filed a complaint with Brazil&#8217;s antitrust regulator about Microsoft&#8217;s allegedly anticompetitive behaviour. The regulator, CADE, has since launched an investigation that is particularly interested in Microsoft&#8217;s \u2018Jumpstart program,&#8217; which allegedly pushes PC manufacturers towards including Edge as the default internet browser on their machines.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, CADE has sent regulatory letters to ten different companies\u2014including but not limited to Asus, Acer, Dell, and HP\u2014requesting information.<\/p>\n<p>If the companies did participate in the &#8216;Jumpstart program,&#8217; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dgZJNmXEAYXBv44U4iWuH8\/SEI_CADE%20-%201703850%20-%20RFI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">the letter requests information<\/a> on what types of &#8220;third-party software\u2014including, but not limited to, browsers&#8221; could or could not be preinstalled. It also inquires what conditions had to be met for preinstallation, and what regulations may have prohibited the preinstallation of third-party software. Lastly, the letter explicitly asks, &#8220;To the best of your company&#8217;s knowledge, what would be the expected financial and\/or commercial impact in the event of withdrawal from\/termination of the Jumpstart Program?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though these requests for information represent the investigation&#8217;s earliest phase, The Browser Choice Alliance said via email, &#8220;This marks a significant step towards addressing anti-competitive behaviors that restrict consumer choice and harm fair market competition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"4syEWKyUwiwN2Wyj7FjRjJ\" name=\"edge browser gaming.jpg\" alt=\"Edge browser gaming\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/this-marks-a-significant-step-towards-addressing-anticompetitive-behaviors-following-a-complaint-from-opera-antitrust-regulator-launches-an-investigation-into-microsoft-edge.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Microsoft)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The BCA also say &#8220;to what extent these manufacturers initially configured their devices in <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/windows\/windows-10-and-windows-11-in-s-mode-faq-851057d6-1ee9-b9e5-c30b-93baebeebc85\" target=\"_blank\">Windows &#8216;S mode<\/a>&#8216;,&#8221; should also be scrutinised. They frame &#8216;S Mode&#8217; as &#8220;a stripped-down version of its operating system that locked users into Microsoft Edge and blocked installation of any apps outside the Microsoft Store.&#8221; The Alliance also shared that &#8220;Microsoft quietly discontinued S mode last year according to a disclosure in October 2025.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is hardly the only massive corporation being accused of anticompetitive behaviour. Back in 2024, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/google-is-a-monopolist-says-us-judge-in-ruling-on-exclusivity-deals-to-get-google-search-on-all-your-platforms-all-the-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. district judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google had violated antitrust laws<\/a> when it used exclusivity agreements to maintain its monopoly over online search\u2014a decision Google is now appealing, claiming that &#8220;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/people-use-google-because-they-want-to-not-because-theyre-forced-to-as-google-appeals-antitrust-ruling-it-also-asks-to-delay-data-sharing-with-rivals\/\" target=\"_blank\">People use Google because they want to, not because they\u2019re forced to.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of appeals, the FTC is also appealing an antitrust ruling of its own; A judge last year ruled in Meta&#8217;s favour, saying the company formally known as Facebook had not violated antitrust laws when it bought a number of its competitors, though <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/the-ftc-will-continue-fighting-its-historic-case-against-meta-to-ensure-that-competition-can-thrive-across-the-country-ftc-appeals-2025-antitrust-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\">the FTC have since said it &#8220;will continue fighting its historic case against Meta.<\/a>&#8221; The FTC&#8217;s suit was originally filed all the way back in 2020\u2014so with that in mind, it&#8217;s important to stress that CADE&#8217;s investigation into Microsoft is only just getting started.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/browsers\/this-marks-a-significant-step-towards-addressing-anticompetitive-behaviors-following-a-complaint-from-opera-antitrust-regulator-launches-an-investigation-into-microsoft-edge\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Edge: many a PC Gamer knows it as a stepping stone between them and their actual browser of choice\u2014no matter how much the software pleads with you to reconsider. But rather than simply dismissing this as looking a bit desperate, the Browser Choice Alliance argues this is just one instance of &#8216;deceptive tactics&#8216; by Microsoft to discourage competition. In fact, Opera, a member of the Browser Choice Alliance, has filed a complaint with Brazil&#8217;s antitrust regulator about Microsoft&#8217;s allegedly anticompetitive behaviour. The regulator, CADE, has since launched an investigation that is particularly interested in Microsoft&#8217;s \u2018Jumpstart program,&#8217; which allegedly pushes PC manufacturers towards including Edge as the default internet browser on their machines. Therefore, CADE has sent regulatory letters to ten different companies\u2014including but&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-marks-a-significant-step-towards-addressing-anticompetitive-behaviors-following-a-complaint-from-opera-antitrust-regulator-launches-an-investigation-into-microsoft-edge\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1500143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[11249,1622],"class_list":["post-1500142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-browsers","tag-software"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;This marks a significant step towards addressing anticompetitive 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