FTC opens broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft

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Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters Wednesday. A source confirmed the investigation to NBC News. The investigation was approved by FTC Chair Lina Khan ahead of her likely departure in January. The election of Donald Trump as U.S.

Google in September complained to the European Commission about Microsoft’s practices, saying it made customers pay a 400% mark-up to keep running Windows Server on rival cloud computing operators, and gave them later and more limited security updates. The FTC has demanded a broad range of detailed information from Microsoft, Bloomberg reported earlier on Wednesday.

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