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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.
The review focuses on how Microsoft bundles AI, cloud, and security products, and whether those practices could disadvantage competitors.
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…
