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Microsoft Edge is textbook 'gatekeeper,' Opera argues to EU judges in DMA appeal

By Jean Comte ( October 22, 2025, 13:15 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft's Edge web browser is a "gateway" for business users and should have been handed additional obligations under the EU's Digital Markets Act, rival web browser Opera insisted to EU judges on Wednesday. Microsoft and the European Commission disagreed, citing limited use of Edge and it running on an engine provided by rival Alphabet. The commission also argued that Opera wasn't entitled to contest its decision not to designate Edge as a core platform service.Microsoft's Edge web browser is an "important gateway for business users to reach end users" and should be subject to obligations under the EU's Digital Markets Act, rival web browser Opera insisted to EU judges on Wednesday....

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