Germany’s antitrust watchdog has launched a probe into Microsoft to assess its power in the market, in a move that could presage a regulatory crackdown against the US tech giant.
The federal cartel office, or Bundeskartellamt, on Tuesday said it would examine whether Microsoft should be designated of “paramount significance for competition across markets”.
The action is being launched under Section 19a of the German Competition Act, a law that places Berlin at the vanguard of European attempts to restrict the power of Big Tech.
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