FTC is preparing to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business

FTC eyes Microsoft’s cloud practices amid anti-trust 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. While a federal court allowed the acquisition to proceed, the FTC’s appeal highlights its commitment to maintaining oversight of Big Tech’s market reach.
FTC to investigate Microsoft’s cloud unit on antitrust concerns in last hurrah under Biden
The Federal Trade Commission is readying an investigation into Microsoft’s cloud-computing business as its full-throttle approach to antitrust continues in the final weeks of the Biden administration,
The FTC is preparing to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business
The agency’s antitrust investigation continues Biden administration scrutiny of Big Tech as the industry waits to discover what policies Donald Trump adopts.
FTC plans to investigate Microsoft’s cloud computing business, FT reports
The FTC is planning to launch a probe into Microsoft’s (MSFT) cloud computing business and will examine allegations that Microsoft is
US FTC plans to investigate Microsoft's cloud business
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft's cloud computing business, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
FTC reportedly begins investigating Microsoft’s cloud business practices
The FTC is reportedly readying an investigation into whether Microsoft used anti-competitive tactics to maintain a dominant position in the cloud market. According to the Financial Times, the agency is looking into allegations that Microsoft imposed punitive licensing agreements to prevent customers from moving data off its platforms.
The FTC is readying an investigation into Microsoft's cloud-computing business: report
The Federal Trade Commission, led by Lina Khan, had previously sought public feedback on Microsoft's cloud computing business.
US regulators plan to investigate Microsoft's cloud business, FT reports
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft's cloud computing business, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter.
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