The UK’s competition regulator plans to launch an investigation into Microsoft’s business software unit, as it looks to ensure the Windows maker does not stymie the growth of new rivals emerging from the AI boom.
The Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday said it would assess whether the US tech giant should be designated with “strategic market status”, placing it under the same regulatory regime that the agency has already used to rein in Google’s search engine and Apple and Google’s mobile app stores.
Microsoft’s competitors Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud have long complained that the company charges more to run its software, such as Windows, for customers using their cloud platforms than on its own Azure service.
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