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EU court rejects Opera challenge over Microsoft Edge’s DMA exemption
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EU court rejects Opera challenge over Microsoft Edge’s DMA exemption

From CNA · () English

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • The General Court rejected Norwegian browser maker Opera’s challenge against the European Commission’s decision on Microsoft Edge.
  • The Commission found in 2024 that Edge did not qualify as an important gateway for businesses to reach users, despite meeting the DMA’s quantitative criteria.
  • The ruling upheld the decision not to designate Microsoft as a gatekeeper for Edge.

The European Union’s second-highest court has rejected Opera’s challenge against the decision to exempt Microsoft Edge from the bloc’s strictest Big Tech rules.

The Norwegian browser maker had challenged the European Commission’s 2024 decision not to designate Microsoft as a gatekeeper in relation to Edge under the Digital Markets Act.

The Commission said Edge met the law’s quantitative criteria but did not represent an important gateway for businesses seeking to reach users. The Luxembourg-based General Court upheld that assessment. The case is T-357/24, Opera Norway v Commission.

The General Court upholds the Commission’s decision not to designate Microsoft as a gatekeeper in relation to Edge.

— General Court of the European UnionThe court’s statement confirmed the rejection of Opera’s challenge.
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