Microsoft’s Browser Ballot: A Look Back (Premium)

If Google’s Android web browser concession seems familiar, that’s because Microsoft did the same thing a decade ago. Here’s a look back at Microsoft’s browser ballot screen, which was later renamed to Browser Choice.

It all began with a public statement from Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith, on July 24, 2009.

“As the European Commission has just announced in a statement,...

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