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UK Watchdog Proposes Strategic Market Tag for Microsoft, Puts Excel and Copilot AI Under Competition Scrutiny

Ravikash Bakolia

The U.K.'s competition regulator has proposed designating Microsoft as having a Strategic Market Status (SMS).

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