Qwant asks French watchdog to take interim action against MicrosoftQwant, which has historically relied on Microsoft's Bing platform, wants the regulator to take interim action against the US tech giant whi...
03 Jun, 2025, 11.07 PM IST
EU to vet Microsoft pledges to avoid Teams antitrust fineMicrosoft has pledged to further separate Teams from Office products to address EU antitrust concerns. The European Commission is reviewing...
17 May, 2025, 10.42 AM IST
Microsoft faces wide-ranging US antitrust probeThe FTC is probing Microsoft's software licensing and cloud practices. The investigation focuses on potential anti-competitive behavior. Mi...
28 Nov, 2024, 07.44 AM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechEU regulators probe Big Tech. Apple addresses DMA breaches, Spotify's complaint. Microsoft leaves OpenAI’s board. Meta's consent model, Cro...
11 Jul, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google could receive hefty fines by the end of the year for alleged breaches including disparaging riv...
25 Mar, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that...
22 Mar, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
DOJ, FTC push to investigate Microsoft's OpenAI partnership: reportMicrosoft's tie-up with the ChatGPT maker has raised antitrust scrutiny after the US software giant committed to invest over $10 billion in...
20 Jan, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
Microsoft, OpenAI tie-up comes under antitrust scrutinyThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission is examining the nature of Microsoft's investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and whether it may violate ant...
09 Dec, 2023, 08.06 AM IST
UK regulator asks for antitrust probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominanceUK media regulator Ofcom has requested the country's antitrust regulator, the CMA, to investigate the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in ...
05 Oct, 2023, 12.07 PM IST
Microsoft-Activision timeline: Ubisoft deal opens doors to Britain's nodLast month, "Call of Duty" maker Activision agreed to sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest de...
22 Sep, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
European Commission preparing formal complaint against Microsoft Teams video appThe EU's investigation was initiated following a complaint from Salesforce's messaging platform Slack. In addition to this, Microsoft is fa...
19 Sep, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
EU antitrust regulators to investigate Microsoft over Teams, Office tyingThe move by the European Commission followed a complaint by Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack in 2020 and after the US tech gi...
27 Jul, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
Microsoft-Activision: Mega deal caught in crosshairs of antitrust regulatorsThe acquisition has attracted scrutiny from several antitrust enforcers, including Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), over ...
14 Jun, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Germany mulls placing Microsoft under close watchThe Federal Cartel Office said it was taking a first step to see if Microsoft is of "paramount significance across markets".
28 Mar, 2023, 06.26 PM IST
Microsoft must do more to resolve antitrust issues, say European rivalsResolving the complaints with the companies could help Microsoft stave off a possible EU antitrust investigation that could lead to a fine ...
24 Mar, 2023, 07.46 AM IST
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to visit China amid antitrust probe: ReportMicrosoft has come under scrutiny as China seeks to enforce a 2008 anti-monopoly law, which some critics say is being used to unfairly targ...
28 Aug, 2014, 10.39 AM IST
- Microsoft allows rival browser, ends EU dispute
EU regulators accepted a pledge by Microsoft to allow rival Internet browsers on its systems, ending a long antitrust dispute with the US s...
17 Dec, 2009, 02.11 AM IST