Mozilla sued Microsoft for blocking Firefox from logging on to ARM Devices

With the help of the advantages of the personal computer system, Microsoft promotes its own IE browser and crowd out other browsers, so it somewhat suppresses the development of the browser market. Since the first browser war that began in the 1990 s, the war has never been stopped. According to foreign media reports, Mozilla, a Firefox browser developer, said that Microsoft is restricting the installation of Firefox browsers on tablets and PCs equipped with ARM chips, these hardware will run Microsoft's next-generation operating system Windows 8.

This is the first time Microsoft has supported ARM chips. Mozilla said Microsoft encouraged developers to develop applications for next-generation operating systems based on touch screens. However, it does not allow developers to develop traditional desktop programs for ARM Windows, making Microsoft's IE the only available web browser.

Harvey Anderson, Mozilla's counsel, compared the move with Microsoft's pre-installed IE browser in Windows to combat Netscape browsers. He said this is a dangerous precedent. Anderson believes that ARM-based tablets and computers may eventually run only one browser. Everything goes back to the origin.

 

A Microsoft spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.