antitrust probe

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The antitrust probe tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about government investigations into Microsoft's business practices, particularly regarding cloud computing and software licensing. Recent content focuses on the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) conducting a dawn raid on Microsoft's Japanese offices as part of an antitrust probe. The investigation examines whether Microsoft improperly limited customers' ability to run Microsoft software on rival cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud, potentially favoring its own Azure cloud. Allegations include claims that Windows and Microsoft 365 licensing terms made it uneconomical to use non-Azure clouds. This tag is relevant for users following regulatory actions, competition law, and Microsoft's market practices in enterprise IT and cloud services.

  1. Japan Probes Microsoft Japan Cloud Practices Amid Antitrust Scrutiny

    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...
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  2. 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...
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