Here you will find all the articles with the tag: antitrust.
The French antitrust watchdog reportedly raided Nvidia's offices for an investigation related to the company's cloud computing service. Not much is known about the details of the case. The French watchdog announced in a press release that practices related to cloud computing are under investiga... Read more
7 months ago
Google says it does not have a monopoly on online search engines. The tech giant recently stated as such in a major antitrust lawsuit filed in the US. According to Google's plea, it is innocent when it comes to the dominance it has within the online search market. The tech giant's search engine ... Read more
8 months ago
Microsoft does not really see the unbundling of Teams within the EU as an act that has users' best interests at heart. According to a memo to partners, it is a "compromise" and changes can still occur. Recently, the tech giant reached an agreement with the EU and the EEA on taking Teams out of t... Read more
8 months ago
Big Tech is reluctant to see itself on the list of companies that must comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). On Sept. 6, European competition authorities will announce which companies will be subject to the rules and, by this, become recognized as gatekeepers. Big Tech is preparing its respons... Read more
8 months ago
Starting in October, Teams will no longer be a default application bundled in Office 365 and Microsoft 365. In fact, a new and cheaper Microsoft 365 subscription without Teams will become available. Microsoft is making the adjustment to address EU concerns and is therefore making the change only in... Read more
8 months ago
The European Commission will officially open an in-depth investigation into Adobe's acquisition of Figma. A preliminary investigation already pointed to a possible monopoly risk. Adobe's acquisition of Figma is already causing a third investigation by regulators. The European Commission is now i... Read more
9 months ago
Following commentary from other cloud providers, Microsoft is now drawing attention to its own licensing practices. A new policy exempts only AWS customers from additional fees to run Microsoft software in the AWS cloud. Microsoft appears to be getting ahead of AWS users in a new user agreement.... Read more
9 months ago
The European Union is officially launching an investigation into Microsoft's antitrust practices. The tech giant is accused of unfair competition by bundling its video platform Teams into Office 365 and Microsoft 365. An official European Union investigation follows a complaint filed by rival c... Read more
9 months ago
Meta no longer has a legal basis to show its users personalized ads. This week, the European Union's Court of Justice ruled that the practices violate the GDPR. The ruling sets a precedent for more convictions on data collection by dominant players in the digital world On July 4, amid the celeb... Read more
10 months ago
The British competition authority is looking into the US tech giant Adobe's plans to buy Figma. It is one of its biggest rivals in the creative software industry. On Friday the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it was preparing to put Adobe's planned acquisition of digi... Read more
10 months ago
