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FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business

The Federal Trade Commission is planning to launch an investigation into Microsoft’s cloud software business over alleged anticompetitive practices, as the Democratic-led agency tries to cement a legacy of aggressive regulation during President Joe Biden’s final weeks in office.

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The FTC is preparing to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business

FTC chair Lina Khan.Graeme Jennings/ReutersThe Federal Trade Commission is reportedly preparing to launch an investigation into Microsoft.The investigation is part of a probe into anticompetitive practices among cloud service providers.Cloud computing is a multibillion dollar industry that includes players like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly gearing up to launch an investigation into Microsoft's cloud co…

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The FTC is reportedly readying an investigation into whether Microsoft used anti-competitive tactics to maintain a dominant position in the cloud market.

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FTC reportedly begins investigating Microsoft's cloud business practices

Microsoft has been using restrictive licensing agreements to prevent customers from moving their data to competing platforms. These practices may include increasing subscription fees for customers looking to exit or implementing steep penalties that make leaving cost-prohibitive

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(Reuters) -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. The regulators are examining allegations that the software giant is potentially abusing its market power in productivity software by imposing punitive licensing terms to prevent customers from movin…

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The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft's cloud computing business, Financial Times reported Thursday, as the US regulator continues to pursue Big Tech in the final weeks of Joe Biden's presidency. From the report: The FTC is ...

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US Regulators Plan To Investigate Microsoft's Cloud Business

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is reportedly preparing to launch an investigation into claims that Microsoft Corp. uses anti-competitive practices in its cloud business. The Financial Times, referencing unnamed “people with direct knowledge of the matter,” claims that the FTC is examining allegations that Microsoft is abusing its market power by imposing punitive licensing terms […] The post FTC reportedly eyeing Microsoft’s cloud practices f…

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US regulators plan to investigate Microsoft's cloud business

Washington, Nov. 14 (EFE) .- The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering presenting an investigation into anti-competitive practices in Microsoft's cloud computing business, the Financial Times reported Thursday. In a further step in its goal of pursuing the monopolistic practices of big technology companies, the Joe Biden administration is examining accusations that Microsoft is abusing its market power.

Washington, 14 nov (EFE).- La Comisión Federal de Comercio de Estados Unidos (FTC, en inglés) está estudiando presentar una investigación sobre prácticas anticompetitivas en el negocio de computación en la nube de Microsoft, informó este jueves el diario económico Financial Times.  En un paso más en su objetivo de perseguir las prácticas monopolísticas de las grandes tecnológicas, el gobierno de Joe Biden está examinando las acusaciones de que M…

FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business

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