Antitrust opens probe into price increase for Microsoft 365 subscription service
Antitrust opens probe into price increase for Microsoft 365 subscription service. - ROME, JUN 26 - Italy's Antitrust Authority on Friday opened a probe into…
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Italy opens an antitrust probe into Microsoft 365’s AI price rise. The regulator says customers were moved to a pricier Copilot-bundled plan unless they actively opted out, with too little information to choose. The Antitrust Authority said in a statement that this information was presented to consumers in a fragmented manner, without adequately highlighting that "Microsoft 365" was integrated with the "Copilot" and "Designer" artificial intelligence services.
Furthermore, The authority said it has launched an investigation into Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd. and Microsoft S.r.l. for unfair commercial practices related to information about the increased price for subscriptions to the Microsoft 365 service.
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Italy opens an antitrust probe into Microsoft 365’s AI price rise.
according to The Next WebThe regulator says customers were moved to a pricier Copilot-bundled plan unless they actively opted out, with too little information to choose.
according to The Next WebThe Antitrust Authority said in a statement that this information was presented to consumers in a fragmented manner, without adequately highlighting that "Microsoft 365" was integrated with the "Copilot" and "Designer" artificial intelligence services.
according to ANSA +1The authority said it has launched an investigation into Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd. and Microsoft S.r.l. for unfair commercial practices related to information about the increased price for subscriptions to the Microsoft 365 service.
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