{"id":4076,"date":"2023-12-11T21:05:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T02:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/?p=4076"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:16:37","slug":"uk-antitrust-regulators-on-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/uk-antitrust-regulators-on-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Antitrust regulator CMA scrutinize partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/microsoft-openai-partnership-draws-uk-antitrust-regulators-eyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In a report by TechRepublic<\/a>, Microsoft is drawing the attention of the UK Antitrust regulator Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has turned its gaze towards the intricate ties binding Microsoft and OpenAI, contemplating the prospect of a merger and its potential repercussions on the competitive landscape.<\/p>\n<h2>UK Antitrust and CMA&#8217;s Scrutiny of Microsoft and OpenAI<\/h2>\n<p>On December 8, the CMA made a significant move, soliciting input from <a title=\"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/tag\/microsoft\/\" href=\"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/tag\/microsoft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft<\/a>, OpenAI, and interested third parties. It&#8217;s essential to note that this isn&#8217;t a full-blown investigation but a customary preliminary information-gathering step, a prelude to a more in-depth analysis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/uk-antitrust-regulators-on-microsoft\/bradsmithtwitter\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bradsmithtwitter.png?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=88&sharp=1&resize=748%2C348&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"748,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bradsmithtwitter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bradsmithtwitter.png?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=88&sharp=1&resize=748%2C348&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bradsmithtwitter.png?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=88&sharp=1&resize=748%2C348&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4081 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bradsmithtwitter.png?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=88&sharp=1&resize=748%2C348&ssl=1\" alt=\"uk antitrust regulator\" width=\"748\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s President and Vice Chair, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradSmi\/status\/1733096727006396672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brad Smith, emphasized the collaborative innovation<\/a> and competition fostered since the partnership&#8217;s inception in 2019 on X (formerly known as Twitter). He clarified that the only change is Microsoft&#8217;s appointment of a non-voting observer on OpenAI&#8217;s board, distinct from an outright acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/cma-seeks-views-on-microsofts-partnership-with-openai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full press release on the GOV.UK website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is drawing the attention of the UK Antitrust regulator Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has turned its gaze towards the intricate ties binding Microsoft and OpenAI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208461344,"featured_media":4084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[24],"tags":[1192,778,1032,1530],"class_list":["post-4076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-brad-smith","tag-microsoft","tag-openai","tag-twitter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bingwindows.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfgCZY-13K","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16724,"url":"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/microsoft-mistral-ai-partnership-clears\/","url_meta":{"origin":4076,"position":0},"title":"Microsoft-Mistral AI partnership clears UK review, avoiding antitrust investigation","author":"Dave W. 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