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.
Last year,
the EU Commission listed Microsoft as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). For context, the DMA is designed to prevent gatekeepers from imposing unfair practices on businesses and end users while simultaneously "ensuring the openness of important digital services."
Initially, Microsoft's Bing, Edge, and Windows services were under scrutiny. The Redmond giant argued that Bing has yet to hit the set threshold to be considered a gatekeeper. The EU watchdog investigated the matter and concluded that
Bing and Edge aren't 'dominant enough' in digital markets for DMA regulation, ultimately exempting them from regulation.
Opera is apparently unsatisfied with the watchdog's decision, especially with Microsoft Edge. Opera recently
requested the EU General Court annul the European Commission's decision not to designate Microsoft Edge as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act.
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