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CMA: Microsoft business software SMS investigation antitrust case

Competition and Markets Authority · decided May 14, 2026 · Active

The CMA opened a strategic market status investigation into Microsoft's business software ecosystem under the DMCC Act.

The case

Against
Microsoft
Regulator
Competition and Markets Authority
Decided
May 14, 2026
Status
ActiveInitial SMS investigation under way.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
May 14Decision: CMA: Microsoft business software SMS investigation
WhenCase
Sep 25Telephone Conference Todaynext dateUnited States v. Visa (debit)Telephone ConferenceActiveAntitrustS.D. N.Y.
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext dateUnited States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.
Sep 16Filed 9d agofiledTimes Publishing Co. v. Microsoft and OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiledEU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million
Jul 9Filed 78d agofiledEU Commission: SAP ERP support commitmentsClosedAntitrustEuropean Commission
Jun 25Filed 92d agofiledEU Commission: AWS and Azure DMA cloud investigationActiveAntitrustEuropean Commission
Jun 24Filed 93d agofiledRichner Communications v. MicrosoftActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
Jun 9Filed 4mo agofiledEU Commission: Meta WhatsApp AI interim measuresActiveAntitrustEuropean Commission
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