US FTC to probe Microsoft’s business practices that Google had called ‘problematic’ in and complained about in Europe – The Times of India

Microsoft is reportedly facing scrutiny by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). According to a report in Bloomberg, FTC is accelerating scrutiny of Microsoft as part of an ongoing probe into whether the company illegally monopolizes large swaths of the enterprise computing market with its cloud software and AI offerings, including Copilot. The agency has reportedly issued civil investigative demands in recent weeks to companies that compete with Microsoft in the business software and cloud computing markets. FTC has asked these companies a list of questions on Microsoft’s licensing and other business practices, says the report quoting people, who are said to have been granted anonymity to discuss a confidential investigation.

What is FTC asking Microsoft customers and rivals

With the demands, which are effectively like civil subpoenas, FTC is reportedly seeking evidence to check if Microsoft makes it harder for customers to use Windows,…