Microsoft’s decision to make it much more difficult to replace the default browser in Windows 11 drew backlash: comments from Chrome and others

The companies Vivaldi, Opera and Chrome in a very negative way commented on Microsoft’s decision to complicate the procedure for choosing a default browser in the Windows 11 operating system.

As we already reported, those who use Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi or others will experience inconvenience when choosing other browsers on Windows 11. If the user does not choose “always use this app” the first time, Microsoft Edge will remain the system default browser … You will have to go into the settings to set the defaults by file or link type, rather than with a simple single radio button.

We have already quoted Firefox’s commentary, and the company is worried about Microsoft’s new strategy. The Verge, which originally published the article, has updated the note with a Chrome comment.

And this is done by a company that claims to be the most open and provides “the most choice.” I hope this is just a preview for developers, because it is so far from being a “choice” option.

Google Chrome Senior Vice President Hiroshi Lockheimer

Opera Executive Vice President Christian Colondra previously stated: “It’s a shame when a platform developer is hiding a common use case to improve the reputation of their own product. We would like to encourage all developers to respect user choices and allow competition on their platforms. Taking the choice away from users is a step backward. “

Microsoft has done this kind of thing before, and now the situation is getting worse. With every new version of Windows it gets harder [изменять настройки по умолчанию]… They understand that this is the only way to get people to use their browser.

Vivaldi

So far, Microsoft has not made any announcements in response to this criticism.