The UK’s competition watchdog has said it will be opening an investigation into whether Microsoft has a strategic market status (SMS) because of its hegemony over the business software ecosystem in the UK.
Software such as Windows, Word, Excel, Teams, and Copilot are vital in the day-to-day operations of hundreds
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