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    CMA Strategic Market Status: Microsoft’s Business Software Stack Under Fire

    The UK Competition and Markets Authority has published third-party submissions in its Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, launched on May 14, 2026, with a proposed decision due in October and a final decision expected in February 2027. The filings...
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    Microsoft Criticizes UK CMA's Cloud Licensing Ruling Amid Market Competition Concerns

    Microsoft's response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the regulator's provisional ruling on cloud software licensing pricing is robust and critical. Microsoft calls the CMA's intervention "extraordinary and unprecedented," emphasizing that no other software provider...
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