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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor Technology reporter

Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing

Microsoft logo on an office building.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is suing Microsoft for allegedly misleading around 2.7 million Australians. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

When Microsoft told customers it was jacking up the price by 45% for its office suite, it gave them two options: accept the price for the product – and its AI add-ons – or cancel.

According to Australia’s consumer watchdog, the tech giant allegedly failed to share that a third option was available – pay the same lower price and opt out of the AI, named Copilot, in Microsoft 365.

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