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>>beezle+(OP)
Firefox should go all the way on this. Exploit bugs, modify binaries, whatever it takes. With user consent of course. If the user says they want Firefox to be their default browser, Firefox is justified in modifying the operating system to achieve that. Ultimately Microsoft is powerless to stop this except by using their antivirus to block installation of Firefox in the first place, and I'd like to see them try that because the blowback would be epic.

>>modele+IL
Microsoft already warns you that Firefox might be malware and that edge is more secure sometimes. It’s only one step away from a full ban. Decades ago, they got the monopoly treatment for this stuff

>>gentle+l51
Isn’t Microsoft gonna get slapped hard by the EU as anti competitive practice? They are already got a fine for that when IE6 was around.

>>prox+v61
It’s a very different world today than when Microsoft went through antitrust proceedings for IE6. Regulatory authorities worldwide are getting more toothless by the day. Heck Apple doesn’t even let you use alternate browsers or install your own apps and they are celebrated for it. On what basis would there be action against Microsoft now?

>>paxys+qD1
> Apple doesn’t even let you use alternate browsers

Are you sure that's true? When I was using my MacBook a year ago, I used Chrome with no problems. Set as default and never had to look at Safari again.

One of the points I've made against Microsoft doing this is not even control freak Apple goes this far.

>>nabaki+dH1
You can't install different browsers in iOS.

>>mdoms+lJ1
Are you sure...? I've been using Firefox as my default browser on iOS for awhile now.

>>hadem+I32
It's Safari (WkWebView) dressed up as Firefox. That's all Apple lets them do.

>>steve_+N62
As in Firefox is not rendering content with Gecko, it's rendering via WebKit?

>>hadem+H82
Yes. You aren't allowed alternate browser engines on iOS. Every browser in the App Store is Safari wrapped in different skins.