Launching today, Vivaldi is a proud participant in the Browser Choice Alliance!
BCA is an informal alliance of browser makers who are all prevented from competing fairly on Windows PCs, because Microsoft self-preferences its own Edge browser.
From @[email protected]:
“For a long time, Vivaldi has publicly called out Microsoft for its dirty tricks to undermine consumer choice. Independent browsers like us simply cannot compete fairly with Edge when it is so heavily preferenced in Windows. Regulators need to intervene urgently.”
https://vivaldi.com/blog/browser-choice-alliance-launch/
#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #BrowserChoiceAlliance #Browser #Microsoft #Edge #Windows
@[email protected] @[email protected] at least Windows gives you a browser ballot. On macOS you’re pretty much stuck with safari by default. Android recently asked with a browser ballot too.
I think this action is great but should be for all parties. I don’t like the browser ballot that much, but it’s a good thing in theory
@martijn @Vivaldi @jon depends on the browser ballot. I’ve installed on multiple machines and there wasn’t a choice, just Edge. (I’m in the US)
@ppb1701 @martijn @Vivaldi
The browser ballot is not there on Windows anymore. It was there years ago in Europe.
There was a time where you could install a browser and the browser would ask you if it should be set as default. If you said yes, it would be default. No further steps were needed. It could also be placed in the dock easily, for easy access.
Microsoft has gradually made all of those steps harder… except for them selves. They are set as default when you get the computer and many of us have experienced a Windows update that more or less without asking makes Edge default again.
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] I do remember those times for easy install, easy default. But yeah in recent years they have gotten more either lets trick you back or just blatantly “oops” set it back with an update (or reenable things like copilot)