Microsoft is no stranger to controversy, particularly when it comes to anticompetitive business practices. In 2024, new research commissioned by Mozilla suggested that the software giant uses harmful designs and deceptive tactics to push its Edge browser to Windows users.
The damning report further indicated that the company used misleading user interfaces and ads to discourage users from setting any browser other than Microsoft Edge as the default on Windows. Mozilla indicated that this placed third-party browsers like Firefox at a decided competitive disadvantage and called for intervention from regulators to remedy the issue.
