browser bundling

The browser bundling tag covers discussions about Microsoft bundling its Edge browser with Windows, a practice that has drawn antitrust scrutiny and complaints from competitors like Opera. Recent threads highlight Opera's complaint to Brazil's CADE, alleging that Microsoft uses its Windows dominance to unfairly promote Edge through bundling and dark patterns. This echoes historical antitrust battles from the Internet Explorer era, now intensified by AI integration in Windows 11. The tag explores how browser bundling impacts competition, user choice, and regulatory responses globally, with a focus on Microsoft's practices in the context of modern operating systems and digital markets.