Australia’s competition regulator has launched Federal Court proceedings against Microsoft, accusing the company of misleading roughly 2.7 million Australian Microsoft 365 subscribers about their renewal choices after the integration of the Copilot AI assistant and seeking penalties, consumer...
Australia’s competition watchdog has taken Microsoft to the Federal Court, alleging the company misled roughly 2.7 million Microsoft 365 subscribers by bundling its Copilot generative‑AI assistant into Personal and Family plans while obscuring a cheaper, non‑AI “Classic” option and thereby...
Australia’s competition regulator has launched a Federal Court action accusing Microsoft of misleading roughly 2.7 million Australian consumers after the company bundled its Copilot generative‑AI features into Microsoft 365 and raised subscription prices — and the case now tests where...
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Generative artificial intelligence, once heralded as the dawn of a new technological era, now stands at a contentious crossroads. Over the last year, as companies like Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce have woven AI deeper into their product lines, an increasing number of customers have voiced...
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