The UK Competition and Markets Authority has opened a consultation on whether Microsoft should receive strategic market status for its business software, according to the source report.
A designation would bring the company under the regulator's digital-markets regime for that part of its business.
Source: theregister.com, reported 10-16. https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/16/british-watchdog-seeks-tougher-terms-around-microsofts-dominance-of-business-software/5303520