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 ...
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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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Antitrust enforcers prepare final blitz against Big Tech
The probe among other things will examine whether Microsoft’s agreements ... who chairs the FTC, and Jonathan Kanter, the Justice Department’s antitrust chief, are facing the end of a ...
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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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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 Cloud Unit Could Face FTC Antitrust Probe
The FTC has yet to formally urge Microsoft ... It is worth noting that in July 2024, Microsoft averted the EU’s antitrust probe into its cloud business by clinching a deal under which the ...
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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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The FTC is readying an investigation into Microsoft's cloud-computing business: report
Microsoft and the FTC did not respond to Business ... Khan, who was appointed by Biden, has led antitrust investigations of major tech giants, including Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and OpenAI.