by AFP Staff Writers
Zurich (AFP) Jan 15, 2026
The Swiss Competition Commission declared Thursday that it had opened a preliminary inquiry into Microsoft’s licensing fees, after complaints by rivals over what it called “significant” price hikes for the Microsoft 365 software suite.
“Recent fee increases may constitute indications of an unlawful restriction of competition,” the agency declared.
Microsoft 365 is widely utilized “by private businesses as well as numerous government agencies, public companies and other government-related bodies”, it added.
The US software giant has faced numerous regulatory battles in Europe over the years concerning claims of market dominance, which it contests.
“Microsoft is committed to complying with Swiss competition law and will cooperate with the Swiss Competition Commission in its preliminary investigation,” a spokesman informed AFP on Thursday.
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