Browser vendor Opera said on Thursday that since Microsoft provided "browser Installation Options", downloads of Opera 10.5 in the UK have soared by 85%.
According to the settlement agreement reached between Microsoft and the European Union, Microsoft has provided "browser Installation Options" for Windows users in European countries since this month ". Microsoft provides 12 selectable browsers for Windows users in the region, allowing users to choose their own installation.
Opera recently said that after Microsoft provided the service, the downloading of the Opera 10.5 browser in the UK has increased by 85%. Hakon Wium Lie, chief technology officer of Opera, said: "It turns out that when users have browser options, they will try other browsers than IE ."
"The provision of multiple browsers helps to promote the Web standardization process, making it easy for users to access," he said ." Opera also said that among all UK users who downloaded operabrowser, 46% came from Microsoft's browser installation options.
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