Opera's Challenge Against Microsoft Browser Edge Rejected by EU Court

Norwegian browser maker Opera has lost its court challenge against EU antitrust regulators' decision to exempt Microsoft's browser Edge from rules reining in the power of Big Tech.

The European Commission had previously decided that Edge was not an important gateway for businesses to reach users, despite meeting the quantitative criteria set out under the Digital Markets Act.

Opera argued that the Commission misapplied the criteria, but the Luxembourg-based General Court sided with the EU antitrust watchdog.

The court upheld the Commission's decision not to designate Microsoft as a gatekeeper in relation to Edge, stating that the EU enforcer did not err by accepting Microsoft's 'sufficiently substantiated arguments' to demonstrate that Edge did not constitute an important gateway.