{"id":130982,"date":"2024-11-28T09:19:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130982"},"modified":"2024-11-28T09:19:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:19:09","slug":"ftc-opens-wide-ranging-antitrust-probe-into-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130982","title":{"rendered":"FTC opens wide-ranging antitrust probe into Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">New York<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40flwvf005v26o0c0tke0i1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Microsoft is set to go under the microscope of the nation\u2019s top antitrust watchdog, the Federal Trade Commission, which is launching a sweeping investigation into the tech giant\u2019s practices.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40fm1p700003b6mmymck2gc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The FTC, in a letter sent to Microsoft, demanded that it hand over information to assist in the agency\u2019s investigation, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40fseta00093b6m0tc5rls3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The FTC and Microsoft declined to comment.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40fxa4z0000356m2a7zj15k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The probe was first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/us-antitrust-watchdog-launches-broad-microsoft-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40g4qkq00003b6m97017nd9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Microsoft\u2019s business is wide-ranging. It has quickly become a leading player in the emerging artificial intelligence space, thanks to an investment in OpenAI and its own AI system, Copilot, which built on the company\u2019s existing cloud computing, enterprise software, gaming and device businesses.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40gggpj00073b6mzu33fu9d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And the company has faced antitrust concerns before. European officials earlier this year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/09\/tech\/eu-weighs-microsoft-openai-merger-probe\/index.html\">considered a formal investigation<\/a> of Microsoft\u2019s OpenAI partnership, part of a wider effort to assess competition in the AI field, although the probe never materialized.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40gb53g00023b6momr1uvae@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Microsoft also battled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/12\/06\/tech\/ftc-urges-reject-microsoft-activision-merger\/index.html\">FTC resistance<\/a> to its $69 billion acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/10\/13\/tech\/microsoft-activision-blizzard-takeover-uk-intl-hnk\/index.html\">closed<\/a> in October 2023. The agency had argued the merger would give Microsoft a monopoly in video game publishing, which the company denied.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40gfkor000n3b6m2evqt52t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The investigation comes just months before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. Trump hasn\u2019t yet announced whom he plans to nominate to lead the FTC, but he is all but certain to replace the agency\u2019s current chair, Lina Khan.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40gj5sz000q3b6mpjypaywy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The new administration could also toss out any current FTC investigations.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40gsb3s00093b6m8niio22u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump\u2019s reelection has raised questions about how his administration will handle ongoing antitrust cases against tech giants, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/21\/tech\/apple-sued-antitrust-doj\/index.html\">Apple<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/26\/tech\/ftc-sues-amazon-antitrust-monopoly-case\/index.html\">Amazon<\/a>. Google also awaits a decision on whether a federal judge will accept the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/20\/business\/google-sell-chrome-justice-department\/index.html\">US government\u2019s recommendation<\/a> that it should be forced to sell off Chrome after its search business was ruled a monopoly.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40h4x4900183b6mbhhtao2r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The FTC has blocked dozens of mergers and acquisitions under the direction of Khan in conjunction with the Justice Department. But in addition to the Activision Blizzard acquisition, the agency has suffered several defeats in regulating big tech.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40hcxan001i3b6mnbzkomzs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Two years ago, it abandoned a case seeking to block Meta from purchasing virtual reality start-up Within Unlimited. It also hasn\u2019t successfully proved that Meta illegally cut competition by purchasing Instagram and WhatsApp, a case it launched four years ago.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm40flwvf005w26o03e5a19nh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>This story has been updated with additional context and developments.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/27\/business\/microsoft-ftc-investigation\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Microsoft is set to go under the microscope of the nation\u2019s top antitrust watchdog, the Federal Trade Commission, which is launching a sweeping investigation into the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130982\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130982\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}