FTC Opens Microsoft Antitrust Inquiry
The FTC is investigating Microsoft’s cloud computing business and related product lines such as artificial intelligence and ...
FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop
Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business ...
Microsoft facing wide-ranging antitrust probe despite FTC chief’s likely departure
The probe was approved by FTC Chair Lina Khan ahead of her likely departure in January. The election of Donald Trump as U.S.
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The FTC is investigating Microsoft for anticompetitive practices, some of which may have been directed at the government itself
Microsoft's deals with the government may have breached antitrust laws, ProPublica reported. In 2021, Microsoft pledged $150 billion to the government over five years to upgrade its security.
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Microsoft's Death Cross: Tech Giant Faces A Double Blow With FTC Pressure
Investors eye potential downturn as Microsoft’s technical indicators suggest weakening momentum amid FTC pressure ... violating federal procurement and antitrust laws. Legal experts argue ...
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FTC eyes Microsoft’s cloud practices amid antitrust scrutiny
This move follows the FTC’s legal challenge against Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which faced antitrust concerns around Microsoft’s cloud gaming business.
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The FTC is preparing to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business
A spokesman for Microsoft did not respond to a request ... of major tech companies and more robust enforcement of antitrust rules by the FTC and the Justice Department. FTC Chair Lina Khan ...
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Microsoft's Death Cross: Tech Giant Faces A Double Blow With FTC Pressure
This strategy not only strengthened Microsoft's grip on federal business but also invited scrutiny for potentially violating federal procurement and antitrust laws. Legal experts argue that the ...
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FTC set to probe Microsoft over alleged anticompetitive cloud business practices
The FTC is considering opening a new investigation into Microsoft, a company accused time and time again of employing anticompetitive practices to hinder competitors in the lucrative cloud business.
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Microsoft May Face FTC Investigation Over Azure
Earlier this year, Microsoft split its Teams video conferencing app from the rest of the 365 suite due to antitrust concerns. FTC Chair Lina Khan has made a point of probing Big Tech. Earlier this ...
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Lina Khan’s FTC went after Big Tech. Trump could dial that back.
Under Khan, the FTC has aggressively challenged attempts by tech giants to expand by scooping up start-ups and potential competitors, including Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire the video ...
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Investors expect an antitrust 'sea change' under Trump. Legal experts aren’t so sure.
In 2017 President Donald Trump met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft ... Former FTC commissioner, William Kovacic, agreed that there may not be an overhaul of President Joe Biden’s antitrust ...