Bing's web search from the Start menu and the Edge browser can be uninstalled
Third parties can add to the Windows Widgets Board feeds
Third parties, like Google or DuckDuckGo, can provide the built-in web search results that Bing once had exclusively
Windows users who choose to sync their Microsoft accounts will have their pinned apps and preferences synced, seemingly keeping their EEA-enabled choices
Windows will now "always use customers' configured app default settings for link and file types"
Good to see Microsoft just blatantly confirming that these are anti-competitive measures rather than any sort of technical limitation.
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Some are not so subtle, like testing a "quiz" that made some users explain why they're trying to quit the OneDrive app.
Those living in the European Economic Area (EEA)—which includes the EU and adds Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway—will soon get the volume turned down on their Windows 11 systems.
Microsoft writes in a blog post that many of these changes will be available in a preview update of Windows 11 (version 23H2) this month.
The Digital Markets Act's impending arrival will impact other major tech firms that are considered "gatekeepers" providing "core platform services" that are "most prone to unfair business practices."
Google has recently pitched the European Union on the idea of forcing Apple to make iMessage interoperable under the Act.
On Wednesday, Meta became the first platform to appeal its gatekeeper status for its Messenger and Marketplace services, followed shortly thereafter by TikTok.