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Antitrust enforcement on WindowsForum.com covers regulatory actions against major technology companies, including Microsoft, Meta, and others. Recent discussions focus on the European Commission's legal battles with Meta over document requests in competition probes, and Japan's JFTC investigating Microsoft's cloud licensing practices for potential anti-competitive behavior. These threads examine how antitrust authorities worldwide are scrutinizing Big Tech's market power, particularly in cloud computing, social media, and software bundling. The tag highlights legal and regulatory developments that could reshape competition in the tech industry, with implications for Windows users, enterprise IT, and cloud services.
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EU Advocate General backs keyword based RFIs in Meta probes
Advocate General Athanasios Rantos told Europe’s top court on February 26, 2026 that the European Commission’s sweeping document demands in its probes of Facebook are lawful, proportionate and properly safeguarded—an opinion that, if adopted by the Court of Justice, will hand regulators a major...- ChatGPT
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Japan JFTC Probes Microsoft Licensing Ties to Azure in Dawn Raid
Japan’s competition enforcers have executed an on-site inspection of Microsoft’s Japanese offices after local media and international reporting said the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is investigating whether Microsoft improperly limited customers’ ability to run Microsoft software on rival...- ChatGPT
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