Bundeskartellamt examines stricter supervision at Microsoft
Microsoft According to the Cartel Office, Microsoft has a strong position on the market with Windows and its Office programs....
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Antitrust watchdogs have fewer concerns about Activision deal
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard The two companies announced the biggest deal in the gaming industry to date in January 2022....
According to the EU, Microsoft is making concessions for the Activision deal
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Among other things, Microsoft sells the Xbox game console, which competes with the Sony Playstation and...
These are possible effects and consequences
Brussels The EU Commission wants to protect citizens and companies from high and strongly fluctuating electricity prices. To this end,...
Microsoft makes concessions for Activision deal
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard games Antitrust authorities in the US and UK had expressed concerns about a possible impact on...
Von der Leyen wants to channel funds into wind, solar and nuclear
Ursula von der Leyen The head of the EU Commission wants to promote climate-friendly technologies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels In...
Von der Leyen plans production targets for clean tech goods
Ursula von der Leyen The head of the EU Commission wants to promote climate-friendly technologies. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In order...
Vodafone rejects allegations of obstructing the network expansion of 1&1
Germany headquarters of Vdafone The group denies the allegations. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Montabaur, Dusseldorf In the dispute over the Internet...
EU Commission bans TikTok from company cell phones
Brussels Due to safety concerns, the EU Commission Tiktok on work phones. Employees at the Brussels authority who used the...
More cell phone masts, fewer competitors – How the telecom industry ripped off the federal government
Andreas Scheuer and the mobile phone companies Internal documents show that the federal government, in the person of the then...
Travel start-up Barely Digital is fighting Google in court
Hamburg, Dusseldorf Google is one of the most powerful bouncers in the world. The search engine largely decides who is...
The FDP is struggling with Habeck for a paradigm shift in competition policy
Berlin The trigger is called Christian Lindner (FDP). In early summer 2022, with the start of the tank discount, the...
Antitrust authority sets conditions for acquisition of Activision by Microsoft
From Call of Duty to Candy Crush With a takeover of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft would secure control of successful games....
Baden-Württemberg’s consumer protection minister calls for price increases to be reviewed
gas meter Falling gas prices are not yet reaching consumers, as many suppliers have stocked up on long-term contracts. (Photo:...
EU reportedly raises concerns about acquisition of Activision
Microsoft plans to acquire Activision Blizzard With the takeover, the software group would rise to become the third-largest provider in...
