Australia sues Microsoft over misleading AI-related subscription price hikes
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Australia's competition regulator sued Microsoft, accusing it of misleading about 2.7 million customers by not clearly disclosing that a cheaper plan without AI assistant Copilot was available, after price hikes linked to the AI integration in Microsoft 365 subscriptions. The ACCC seeks penalties and consumer redress, alleging that Microsoft failed to provide material information, breaching Australian consumer law.
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