UK antitrust regulator is officially investigating Microsoft Office
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- Simon Ray/Unsplash The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will officially begin a strategic market status investigation into Microsoft this month.
- We've launched a strategic market status investigation into Microsoft's business software ecosystem and set out details of what the investigation will cover: https://t.co/ej7nuaJZkW pic.twitter.com/pDFMqWCdti
- — Competition & Markets Authority (@CMAgovUK) May 14, 2026
Simon Ray/Unsplash The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will officially begin a strategic market status investigation into Microsoft this month. The organization will examine whether the bundling of Windows, Word, Excel, Teams, Copilot and related Office products is uncompetitive.
"Our aim is to understand how these markets are developing, Microsoft's position within them and to consider what, if any, targeted action may be needed to ensure UK organizations can benefit from choice, innovation and competitive prices," CMA Chief Executive Sarah Cardell said in a statement published by Reuters.
We've launched a strategic market status investigation into Microsoft's business software ecosystem and set out details of what the investigation will cover: https://t.co/ej7nuaJZkW pic.twitter.com/pDFMqWCdti