This move follows the FTC’s legal challenge against Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which faced antitrust concerns around Microsoft’s cloud gaming business. While a federal court allowed the acquisition to proceed, the FTC’s appeal highlights its commitment to maintaining oversight of Big Tech’s market reach.

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft’s cloud computing business, as the US regulator continues to pursue Big Tech in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency.

The Federal Trade Commission is readying an investigation into Microsoft’s cloud-computing business as its full-throttle approach to antitrust continues in the final weeks of the Biden administration,

Anti-trust The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating anti-competitive practices at Vole’s cloud computing business. The FTC is examining allegations that Microsoft is abusing its market power in productivity software by imposing punitive licensing terms to prevent customers from moving

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to launch an investigation into anticompetitive practices at Microsoft’s cloud computing business, as the US regulator continues to pursue Big Tech in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency.

The probe would be the latest regulatory scrutiny against Big Tech from FTC Chair Lina Khan. Microsoft already faced a challenge from the FTC under Khan’s leadership targeting its acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, a $69 billion deal that was one of the largest in tech history.