Antitrust
The latest Antitrust coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft and Meta at the Crossroads: AI, Cloud Growth, and Global Regulatory Challenges in Tech
From Wall Street's bull runs to regulatory battlegrounds in Brussels, the global tech industry finds itself at an unprecedented crossroads. The latest quarter for tech megacaps—Microsoft and Meta...
Microsoft Faces Antitrust Allegations in Brazil Over Edge Browser Dominance and AI Integration
Microsoft’s mounting battles with global antitrust regulators have found a new and significant arena in Brazil, thanks to formal allegations raised by the Norwegian browser developer Opera. These...
Brazil’s CADE Launches Antitrust Probe into Microsoft’s Browser Practices Amid Global Regulatory Scrutiny
Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has launched a significant antitrust investigation into Microsoft, a move that adds new urgency to longstanding debates about power,...
Opera’s Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft in Brazil Highlights Global Browser Competition and Regulatory Challenges
For more than two decades, the digital landscape has been shaped by recurring battles over web browser dominance, antitrust lawsuits, and the backlash against tech giants leveraging their platforms...
UK Regulator Moves to Designate AWS and Microsoft Azure with ‘Strategic Market Status’ in Cloud Antitrust Probe
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has escalated its scrutiny of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, recommending that both cloud giants be designated with...
UK CMA Launches Investigation into Microsoft and Amazon's Cloud Market Dominance
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the cloud computing sector, focusing on the dominant positions of Microsoft and Amazon. This inquiry...
Microsoft vs Opera: The Ongoing Browser Wars and Regulatory Battles in 2024
For over two decades, the contest over browser dominance has shaped the very way billions of people interact with the digital world. Few companies have been as central to this ongoing drama as...
Opera vs Microsoft: The Ongoing Browser Wars and Their Impact on Digital Sovereignty
The decades-long battle over browser dominance in Windows—recently reignited by Opera's lawsuit against Microsoft—serves not only as a touchstone for antitrust law and digital market regulation,...
Opera Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Microsoft in Brazil Over Edge Browser Practices
In the ongoing saga of browser wars and tech monopolies, the latest chapter unfolds in Brazil, where Opera Software has launched an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging the tech giant’s...
EU Forces Microsoft to Unbundle Teams: A New Era for Digital Collaboration and Enterprise Software Competition
The digital workplace has become the battleground for some of the 21st century’s most significant antitrust disputes, and none is more emblematic than the standoff between Microsoft and the...
CISPE-Microsoft Cloud Deal: Implications for European Cloud Market, Sovereignty, and Competition
The European cloud market, long characterized by innovation, regulation, and intense competition, is experiencing a powerful upheaval with the recently announced agreement between the Cloud...
2025 AI Action Summit Highlights Urgent Need for AI Accountability Amid Big Tech Digital Domination
In the corridors of power at the 2025 AI Action Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a message that now reverberates far beyond the marble halls of government: “Accountability...