Competition Policy
The latest Competition Policy coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
San Diego Lawsuit Seeks to Extend Windows 10 Support, Cites AI and E-Waste
A San Diego man has filed an eleventh-hour lawsuit to halt Microsoft’s planned end-of-support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, alleging the cutoff is a deliberate strategy to force users onto...
Brazil’s Antitrust Probe into Microsoft: Browser Defaults and AI Ecosystem Lock-In Under Scrutiny
Microsoft’s dominance in personal computing has been the subject of regulatory scrutiny worldwide for decades, but recent developments in Brazil highlight the tech giant’s ongoing challenges. The...
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...
Microsoft Teams EU Antitrust Settlement: Unbundling Impact & Future of Collaboration Tools
The hum of virtual meetings has become the soundtrack of modern work, and at the center of this digital orchestra sits Microsoft Teams – a platform that grew from relative obscurity to commanding...
Microsoft Unbundles Teams from Office Suite Amid EU Antitrust Scrutiny
Introduction In response to escalating antitrust scrutiny from the European Union (EU), Microsoft has announced the unbundling of its Teams collaboration software from its Office suite. This...
Microsoft Proposes Teams Unbundling from Office 365 in Europe Amid EU Antitrust Pressure
In a strategic pivot that could reshape the enterprise software landscape, Microsoft has formally proposed decoupling its Teams collaboration platform from Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites for...
Microsoft’s Unbundling of Teams from Office 365: A Defining Moment in EU Tech Antitrust and Digital Competition
Microsoft vs. EU: The Antitrust Battle over Teams and Office Bundling Microsoft’s recent decision to unbundle its Teams collaboration platform from its flagship Office 365 and Microsoft 365...