Tag: Microsoft
EU Goes After Microsoft’s Cloud Services
French cloud-computing company OVHcloud has filed an antitrust complaint in Europe against Microsoft Corp., adding to recent criticism of the competitive practices at a...
Microsoft, Telefónica Expand Partnership
Spanish telco company Telefónica announced an expanded global strategic relationship with Microsoft. The deal is intended to allow the tech and telecommunications giants to...
UK Clears Microsoft’s $19.7B Nuance Acquisition
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced this Wednesday its decision to clear Microsoft's planned acquisition of artificial intelligence company Nuance Communications.
Although the...
Report Alleges Microsoft, Google Maybe Using Spam Ads To Stifle Competition
Confidential data reviewed by POLITICO has revealed gatekeeper search engines are funneling low-value ads to smaller search partners.
The report alleges Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft...
Potential Competition Mergers: Lessons from Outside the Box
The puzzle of potential competition mergers is not theoretical but empirical — verifying that the firm not in the market is a likely significant...
Microsoft Commits To Openness In New App Store
Executives at Microsoft are pledging the company’s new video game app store will be governed by open-market principals, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday...
Microsoft May Buy Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
Microsoft is considering a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Mandiant became a standalone entity...
FTC To Review Microsoft’s Activision $68.7B Deal, Testing New Merger Guidelines
Microsoft’s US$70 billion bid for Activision may be reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in what will become its first test to show...
Microsoft Auto-Renewal Practices After UK Probe
Microsoft will begin offering more information to customers about how it automatically renews Xbox online gaming subscriptions in Britain, the UK's competition watchdog stated on...
Microsoft Buys “Call of Duty” Maker For $68.7B
Microsoft is buying "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion in the biggest gaming industry deal in history as global technology giants...
