United Kingdom: Competition and Markets Authority investigation into Microsoft over strategic market status in business software
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
25 Mar 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Competition and Markets Authority announced strategic market status investigation into Microsoft
On 25 March 2026, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Board decided to launch a Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigation into Microsoft's business software ecosystem, with the investigation due to commence in May 2026. The CMA’s 2025 mark…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority