By Simply Wall St
Publication Date: 2026-02-15 20:05:00
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US regulators have expanded an antitrust probe into Microsoft’s cloud and AI business practices, with the Federal Trade Commission sending new information requests to rivals.
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The review focuses on how Microsoft bundles AI, cloud, and security products, and whether those practices could disadvantage competitors.
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This is unfolding as Microsoft steps up efforts to build its own AI models and promotes new global alliances around trusted and sovereign cloud offerings.
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) sits at the center of enterprise software and cloud computing, with its share price recently at $401.32. The stock shows mixed recent performance, with a 12.7% decline over 30 days and a 15.1% decline year to date. Its 3-year and 5-year returns of 58.8% and 73.2% indicate how much value has accumulated over a longer window.
For investors, the expanded FTC…
