Microsoft learned about new antitrust investigation from the news
Rima Alaily, Microsoft's corporate VP and deputy general counsel for the competition and market regulation group, sent a letter to the FTC's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) yesterday urging IG Andrew Katsaros to take a look inside his house to see whether the information first reported by Bloomberg last week was leaked to the press.
Microsoft accuses FTC of leaking news of its antitrust investigation
Now, Microsoft’s corporate vice president and deputy general counsel Rima Alaily is accusing FTC management of leaking details of the probe, in violation of the agency’s own e
Microsoft asks FTC to address alleged information leak amid reported antitrust investigation
But in an email to the FTC inspector general, sent Tuesday and posted publicly on LinkedIn, Microsoft’s deputy general counsel Rima Alaily said that Microsoft has not received a formal legal process from the FTC and that the company learned of the information request from the Bloomberg article.
Consistent with an unfortunate trend:” Microsoft accuses FTC of improperly leaking confidential information about antitrust investigation, says to 'investigate yourself'
After a report last week that the FTC was opening an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, spanning from its cloud business to AI, Microsoft responded, noting it was unaware of such a case despite asking the FTC.
Microsoft’s OpenAI deal, AI software sales targeted by FTC probe - report
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission officials have been asking rivals of Microsoft (MSFT) about the impact of its artificial intelligence deals as part of its ant
Microsoft asking FTC inspector general to investigate leak of probe, Verge says
Microsoft’s (MSFT) corporate vice president and deputy general counsel Rima Alaily is accusing Federal Trade Commission management of leaking
FTC eyes Microsoft’s cloud practices amid antitrust scrutiny
This move follows the FTC’s legal challenge against Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which faced antitrust concerns around Microsoft’s cloud gaming business. While a federal court allowed the acquisition to proceed, the FTC’s appeal highlights its commitment to maintaining oversight of Big Tech’s market reach.
FTC Opens Microsoft Antitrust Investigation That Trump Administration Must Carry on or Drop
Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting off a big legal project that an incoming Trump administrati
FTC probe targets Microsoft AI software sales, OpenAI deal, The Information says
As the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ramps up its antitrust investigation into Microsoft (MSFT), FTC officials have been asking rivals about
FTC Opens Microsoft Antitrust Inquiry
Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting a big legal project that an incoming Trump administration must take up or abandon.
FTC launches antitrust probe into Microsoft
The reported investigation is something of a parting shot from an aggressive Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan.
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