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On June 3, 2026, the Browser Choice Alliance, a coalition including Google Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox, and other browser makers, sent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella a letter accusing Microsoft of using Windows to steer users toward Edge and away from rival browsers. The complaint...

Japan’s competition watchdog has opened a formal probe of Microsoft’s cloud business, focusing on whether commercial and technical conditions tied to Microsoft 365, Windows Server and other key software steer customers toward Azure and disadvantage rival cloud platforms — and the agency has...

Microsoft’s Japanese unit was visited by investigators from the Japan Fair Trade Commission on February 25, 2026, in what regulators describe as an on‑site inspection into whether commercial and technical practices tied to Microsoft’s software and cloud offerings steered customers toward Azure...

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...

Microsoft’s latest in‑product push to keep Windows users from installing Google Chrome is no longer subtle: Edge now interrupts the Chrome download flow with targeted pop‑ups, comparison cards and even Microsoft Rewards incentives designed to persuade users to “try” or stay with Microsoft Edge...