Microsoft is no longer required to offer browser choice to European users activating Windows for the first time.
As part of its conviction for monopolistic practices, Microsoft was required to give European consumers the ability to choose which browser they wish to use beyond Internet Explorer, as they activate their operating system.
Microsoft 's obligation to do so has now expired, so the company is no longer required to give new Windows users such an option. However, the company is urging consumers who want to download a browser other than Internet Explorer to do so directly from their creators' websites.
This change in Microsoft's policy does not seem to change anything in the field of browser competition in Europe, since according to what Gigaom reports, Google Chrome remains the most popular browser today, capturing 47.2% of the market. It is followed by Mozilla Firefox with a 25.68% share and in third place is Internet Explorer with a 17.53% share. The situation is a little different in the US, where Chrome remains the most popular browser, but Microsoft's Internet Explorer holds second place there.
Source: pestaola.gr
