French antitrust agency probing Microsoft over Bing access

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French antitrust agency probing Microsoft over Bing access

PARIS :France's antitrust agency is investigating Microsoft over concerns that it is degrading the quality of results when smaller rivals pay to use Bing technology in their own search-engine products."We are fully cooperating with the Autorite's investigation," a Microsoft spokesperson said, referring to th

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The Competition Authority has taken a swipe at Microsoft and Bing in particular. The regulator is looking into whether the search engine provides lower quality results to engines that, like Qwant or Ecosia, use Bing's services.

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Microsoft Hit by French Antitrust Probe Over Rivals’ Bing Access

Microsoft is under investigation from the French antitrust authority amid concerns the US tech giant is degrading the quality of results when smaller rivals pay to use Bing technology in their own search-engine products.  Officials are weighing if Microsoft has abused its power in the niche market for search-engine syndication and has quizzed rival operators about their agreements, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke under con…

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Microsoft is not getting any peace. After the EU investigation into Teams, there is now trouble with the French antitrust authority, according to Bloomberg. The reason: the way it deals with smaller search engine providers that license Bing's technology. The French authority is currently investigating whether Microsoft...To the article: Microsoft: Antitrust authority investigates Bing practices To the blog: Caschy's blog You can support us wit…

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France’s antitrust regulator investigates Microsoft over Bing search technology

France’s Autorité de la Concurrence has opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, examining concerns that the company may be degrading the quality of search results for smaller rivals who rely on its Bing search technology for their own products.  The post France’s antitrust regulator investigates Microsoft over Bing search technology  appeared first on Nairametrics.

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France's competition authority has opened an investigation into Microsoft (MSFT.O) over suspicions that the tech giant intentionally degrades the quality of search results for smaller competitors that pay to use Bing technology in their own search engines, Reuters reports.