Microsoft is being investigated by the FTC over antitrust concerns

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Microsoft is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission successful a wide-ranging antitrust probe, making it the 5th Big Tech institution to autumn nether specified scrutiny successful respective years.

The bureau is looking into Microsoft’s unreality and bundle licensing business, cybersecurity services, and AI offerings. Bloomberg archetypal reported the news and The Verge confirmed the probe with a idiosyncratic acquainted with the matter, granted anonymity to talk to a confidential probe.

The request for accusation that spans hundreds of pages and culminates implicit a twelvemonth of informal discussions with Microsoft competitors and partners. One absorption is connected however Microsoft bundles productivity and information bundle with its Azure cloud, per the source. The FTC’s...

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