Microsoft’s growing AI influence is under scrutiny in the UK — here’s what’s happening

Brithish UK flag blowing in the wind with Microsoft logo.

The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently concluded, after a three-year investigation, that neither Microsoft's Azure nor Amazon's Web Services should be designated as having dominant status in the cloud market under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC).

However, the CMA announced it's launching a new Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigation into Microsoft’s corporate software services, including Windows, Word, Excel, Teams, and Copilot (via Neowin).