Opera says the EU Commission's DMA regulation grip should extend to Microsoft Edge’s 'privileged' position on Windows devices to foster fair competition

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What you need to know

• Opera has requested the EU General Court to annul the European Commission’s decision not to designate Microsoft Edge as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act.
• The company claims Microsoft has made it difficult for users to use third-party browsers as the system default on Windows devices.
• Despite the EU indicating that Edge isn't dominant enough in the digital markets to be designated as a gatekeeper service, Opera claims it meets all quantitative thresholds under the DMA.