By Paul Barker
Publication Date: 2026-04-01 03:32:00
Smith added that Microsoft recognizes that the CMA “will continue to review and assess additional issues relating to our products and services, including in the business software market. We are committed to working quickly and constructively to address these issues, including by providing all the information the CMA needs to move forward with its reviews.”
A welcome move
Matthew Sinclair, senior director and head of the London office of the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a group which represents a cross section of communications and technology firms, described the move by the CMA as “welcome news.”
It will, he said, “avoid overly broad and prescriptive interventions that would have impeded investment and innovation in UK cloud services. The regulator can focus its efforts on action to address specific issues, particularly restrictive software licensing terms for legacy software, which are costing UK users a fortune.”
