Microsoft says it found out about FTC probe by watching the news

Date:
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:29:00 +0000

Description:
Bloomberg first shared the FTCs broad investigation into Microsoft, and thats exactly how Microsoft found out.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Microsof t found out about a new FTC investigation the same way as rest of us The company is still waiting on formal legal action from the Commission Redmond
is asking the FTC to investigate itself

Microsoft has expressed its frustration about a recently revealed FTC investigation because it was never actually informed about the probe the
tech giant only found out about the FTCs plans after reading the news.

Consequentially, Redmonds Deputy General Counsel Rima Alaily has asked the
FTC Inspector General to investigate whether FTC management improperly leaked confidential information about a potential antitrust investigation last week in violation of the agencys ethics rules and rules of practice.

The letter , shared publicly on Alailys LinkedIn, argues that the company
only found out about the probe via Bloomberg s coverage . Microsoft asks FTC to investigate itself?

The letter alleges that the FTC has opened an antitrust investigation
spanning cloud computing and software licensing bundles to cybersecurity offerings and artificial intelligence products, however its still unclear where this information came from.

Alaily argues: Ironically, almost a week after telling the press about an information demand issued to Microsoft, we still cannot even obtain from the FTC a copy of this document.

Apart from the most recent leak of information, Microsoft slates the FTC for what the Commission itself calls a steadily increasing number of unauthorized disclosures, something that members of the US Senate and the US House of Representatives have also noted.

Clearly unhappy with how it learned about the FTCs information demand like
the rest of the world via the Bloomberg story Microsoft claims that it
still has not received any formal legal process.

The letter concludes: While this leak is an unfortunate development for Microsoft, it is more problematic for the integrity of the FTCs processes.

The Deputy General Counsel has also urged the FTC to share the findings of
its investigation publicly and to hold itself accountable for any leakage.

TechRadar Pro has asked the FTC for a comment, but we havent received an immediate response. You might also like Weve listed the best free office software to help you keep your spending down These are the best productivity apps and best online collaboration tools Microsoft facing its biggest US FTC antitrust investigation yet



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