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Microsoft Deploys 'Harmful Design' Tricks to Push Edge, Say Mozilla Researchers

Firefox browser developer Mozilla's latest commissioned research argues that Microsoft isn't playing fair when it comes to promoting use of its Edge web browser.

Mozilla commissioned the research, which was conducted by Dr. Harry Brignull, who holds a PhD in Cognitive Science, and Fulbright Visiting Scholar Cennydd Bowles, whose work focuses on technology ethics. Brignull and Bowles say there is no valid reason why Microsoft's Edge browser can't be uninstalled from all Windows operating systems. Last month, Mozilla said that an " uneven playing field" exists in the web browser world, arguing that Firefox is disadvantaged compared to its biggest rivals at Microsoft, Google, and Apple.

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