Microsoft on Thursday began blocking rival browsers and search providers from using Windows 10’s Cortana search box, the operating system’s prime search real estate.
“To ensure we can deliver the integrated search experience designed for Windows 10, Microsoft Edge will be the only browser that will launch when you search from the Cortana box,” said Ryan Gavin, general manager of search marketing, in a post to a Microsoft company blog.
The Cortana search box — at the lower left of the Windows 10 desktop — relies on Microsoft’s Bing search engine.
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Source: COMPUTER WORLD