Germany: Bundeskartellamt investigation into Microsoft to determine status as a company of paramount significance for competition across markets

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
28 Mar 2023 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
software provider: other software
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

28 Mar 2023
under deliberation

Announced investigation into Microsoft to determine status as a company of paramount significance for competition across markets

On 28 March 2023, the German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt) announced its investigation into Microsoft in order to determine whether the company was of paramount significance for competition across markets. This determination is the first …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority