Brittisk tillsynsmyndighet inleder granskning av Microsofts paketering av Office

Storbritanniens konkurrensmyndighet, Competition and Markets Authority, inleder denna månad en formell utredning av Microsofts affärsmetoder inom mjukvara. Myndigheten syftar till att bedöma om paketeringen av produkter som Windows, Word, Excel, Teams och Copilot begränsar konkurrensen.

Utredningen kommer att granska Microsofts position på dessa marknader samt företagets licensieringsmetoder för molntjänster. Syftet är att avgöra om riktade åtgärder krävs för att värna om valmöjligheter, innovation och prissättning för brittiska användare. Hundratusentals invånare förlitar sig dagligen på företagets verktyg, uppger CMA:s verkställande direktör Sarah Cardell i ett uttalande.

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