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Fri, February 13, 2026 astatine 10:26 AM CST 1 min read
Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is escalating scrutiny of Microsoft and has sought answers from the company's rivals connected the tech giant's licensing and different concern practices, Bloomberg News reported connected Friday.
The bureau has sent civilian investigative requests successful caller weeks to Microsoft's competitors successful the endeavor bundle and unreality computing markets, according to the report, citing people acquainted with the matter, which said astatine slightest fractional a twelve companies had received the demands.
The FTC is besides seeking accusation astir Microsoft's bundling of AI, information and individuality software into its offerings, Bloomberg said.
Microsoft and the FTC did not instantly respond to Reuters requests for comment.
In 2024, the agency, nether past Chair Lina Khan, opened an probe into Microsoft connected whether it had abused its marketplace powerfulness successful productivity bundle by imposing punitive licensing presumption to forestall customers from moving their information to rival unreality platforms.
Competitors person criticized Microsoft's practices, saying they support customers locked into its Azure unreality service.
Google filed a ailment with the European Commission successful September 2024, saying Microsoft was exploiting its ascendant Windows Server operating strategy to prevent competition.
(Reporting by Deborah Sophia successful Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)
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