The FTC is reportedly investigating Microsoft for potential anti-competitive practices in the cloud market. Allegations include restrictive licensing, inflated exit fees, and deliberate incompatibility with rivals. Public complaints about high transfer fees and restrictive contracts have fueled the probe. While the investigation’s future is unclear, its timing could test FTC Chair Lina Khan\u2019s regulatory agenda as political winds shift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The FTC is reportedly investigating Microsoft for potential anti-competitive practices in the cloud market. Allegations include restrictive licensing, inflated exit fees, and deliberate incompatibility with rivals. Public complaints about high transfer fees and restrictive contracts have fueled the probe. While the investigation’s future is unclear, its timing could test FTC Chair Lina Khan\u2019s regulatory agenda […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20624,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[93,2408,2774,565,2775,140],"class_list":["post-5047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cloud","tag-cloud-market","tag-cloud-monopoly","tag-ftc","tag-lina-khan","tag-microsoft"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n