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by npizzolato
4473 days ago
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What monopoly are they abusing? iOS has something like 30-40% of the mobile marketshare and Android is a strong competitor. The restriction is only in place for Windows RT apps, of which Microsoft has a rather negligible marketshare of the tablet market. It doesn't violate anti-trust laws because you have a very viable option of using Android or any other tablet OS. |
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The restriction against using browser engines other than IE's Trident applies to "Windows Store Apps" for desktop, too.
Mozilla and Google managed to claw out a half-hearted concession for the browsers themselves on the desktop (though not RT), but even then the other restrictions that mbrubeck noted still apply: the browser needs to be installed outside the Windows Store and only the default browser is allowed to present a touch interface. I'm not sure what purpose is behind the latter restriction, other than making switching or experimenting with browsers slightly more of a hassle.