Japan’s competition watchdog has carried out an on-site inspection of Microsoft’s Tokyo offices as part of a probe into whether the software giant’s local unit improperly shaped cloud contracts and product compatibility to favor Azure — allegations that, if upheld, would add Japan to a growing...
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...
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