Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business ...

The probe was approved by FTC Chair Lina Khan ahead of her likely departure in January. The election of Donald Trump as U.S.

Microsoft's deals with the government may have breached antitrust laws, ProPublica reported. In 2021, Microsoft pledged $150 billion to the government over five years to upgrade its security.

Investors eye potential downturn as Microsoft’s technical indicators suggest weakening momentum amid FTC pressure ... violating federal procurement and antitrust laws. Legal experts argue ...

This move follows the FTC’s legal challenge against Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which faced antitrust concerns around Microsoft’s cloud gaming business.

The probe among other things will examine whether Microsoft’s agreements ... who chairs the FTC, and Jonathan Kanter, the Justice Department’s antitrust chief, are facing the end of a ...

A spokesman for Microsoft did not respond to a request ... of major tech companies and more robust enforcement of antitrust rules by the FTC and the Justice Department. FTC Chair Lina Khan ...

This strategy not only strengthened Microsoft's grip on federal business but also invited scrutiny for potentially violating federal procurement and antitrust laws. Legal experts argue that the ...

The FTC is considering opening a new investigation into Microsoft, a company accused time and time again of employing anticompetitive practices to hinder competitors in the lucrative cloud business.

Under Khan, the FTC has aggressively challenged attempts by tech giants to expand by scooping up start-ups and potential competitors, including Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire the video ...

Earlier this year, Microsoft split its Teams video conferencing app from the rest of the 365 suite due to antitrust concerns. FTC Chair Lina Khan has made a point of probing Big Tech. Earlier this ...