英国の競争・市場局（CMA）は今月、Microsoftのビジネスソフトウェアの慣行に対する正式な調査を開始する。当局は、Windows、Word、Excel、Teams、Copilotといった製品のバンドル販売が競争を制限しているかどうかを評価する方針である。
今回の調査では、これらの市場におけるMicrosoftの地位と、クラウドライセンスの慣行について精査が行われる。英国のユーザーの選択肢、イノベーション、価格を保護するために標的を絞った措置が必要かどうかを判断することを目的としている。CMAの最高責任者であるSarah Cardell氏は声明の中で、何十万人もの住民が日常的に同社のツールを利用していると述べている。
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The Trump administration has initiated Section 301 investigations into South Korea, China, Japan, the European Union, and 13 other economies over unfair practices tied to structural excess capacity in manufacturing. The probes follow a Supreme Court ruling invalidating prior tariffs and aim to establish permanent measures to protect U.S. jobs. South Korea vows active consultations to safeguard its interests.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Microsoft to determine if it should receive strategic market status designation. The probe focuses on concerns over the company's influence in cloud services through software like Teams and Copilot. The formal investigation is set to begin in May.
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Japan's Fair Trade Commission has launched an investigation into Microsoft Corp. on suspicion of violating the anti-monopoly law by charging higher licensing fees to businesses using its software on rival cloud services, sources close to the matter said Wednesday. The commission conducted an on-site inspection of the IT giant's Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo the same day. Microsoft stated it will cooperate fully with the probe.
China's Ministry of Commerce announced two trade barrier investigations into US practices on Friday, described as reciprocal countermeasures to Washington's two Section 301 probes against China. The probes target US measures disrupting global supply chains and green product trade, potentially breaching WTO rules and bilateral agreements. They are set to conclude within six months, with a possible three-month extension.
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Microsoft Windows VP Pavan Davuluri has detailed specific changes to enhance Windows 11 quality, building on the company's recently initiated campaign. Updates for Windows Insider testers are set to roll out by late April, including taskbar fixes and scaled-back Copilot integrations.