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Browser Wars: How Windows 11 ‘proves’ that Microsoft still hasn’t given up

Browser Wars: How Windows 11 'proves' that Microsoft still hasn't given up
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Microsoft will be arranged soon to hold Windows 11 software update.
As part of this new operating system update, Microsoft will cover several new features.
Now, it has come for light that Windows 11 updates will make it harder for users for the default switch browser.
According to a report by The Verge, in Windows 11, Microsoft has changed the way you set the default application.
By making the process of switching the default Internet Internet browser, Microsoft tries to increase the browser’s position left behind on the global web browser market, which is led by Google Chrome with a large margin.
The report said that users will find a prompt that will ask you to install a new browser as another option if they want and here where you have to check “always use this application,” if the default application will never change.
“Microsoft has changed the way the default application is assigned to Windows 11, which means you must now default set by a file or link that is not the type of single switch.
In the case of Chrome, which means changing the type of default file for HTM, HTML, PDF, SHTML, SVG, WebP, XHT, XHTML, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS and, “The Verge said.
Internet Browser Company – Opera and Firefox – In official reports have shown their displeasure with this step from Microsoft.
“It is very unfortunate when the Obscurifying platform vendor case is commonly used to increase stands from their own products.
We want to encourage all platform vendors to respect user choices and allow competition on their platforms.
Eliminating user choices is a step back, “said Krystian Kolondra, Opera Browser’s head.
“We have worried about the trend in Windows.
Since Windows 10, users must take additional steps and do not need to manage and maintain their default browser settings.
These obstacles are confusing at best and apparently designed to weaken the user choices for non-Microsoft browsers, “said Selena Deckelmann, senior vice president of Firefox.
Hiroshi Lockheimer, head of company from Android, Chrome, and Chrome OS, took to Twitter to respond this and said, “This is from a company that claims to be the most open, with the most selection.
I hope this is only a preview developer, and the Windows 11 sending version lives up to their claim.
It’s far from ‘choice.
“This is from a company that claims to be the most open, with the’ most choice.
‘ I hope this is only prevaled …
https://t.co/REI7ZCN8ZB- Hiroshi Lockheimer (@Lockheimer) 1629308092000It still have to be seen if Microsoft changes this process before the official windows roll out 11 to the public.
Windows 11 is expected to be available for download at the end of this year when a PC with the Windows 11 operating system will officially start selling.

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