United Kingdom: Competition and Markets Authority announced strategic market status investigation into Microsoft
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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…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2026-03-25
under deliberation
2026-05-14
in consultation