Amazon, Microsoft Must Face Tougher UK Antitrust Probe, CMA Says
The Competition and Markets Authority said that concerns over market dominance and lack of consumer choice at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services Inc. should be investigated under its Strategic Market Status rules.
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