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CMA takes first steps to ensure choice in business software
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Fusion42 · 16 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) proposes to designate Microsoft with strategic market status in its business software ecosystem, aiming to promote customer choice and investigate issues like software bundling and developer integration. This move comes amid rapid changes in business software, including increased AI functionality, with a focus on maintaining competition, innovation, and resilience for UK businesses and public sector organisations.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software, and 3 sources have reported it between 16 Oct 2026 and 17 Oct 2026.
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You face a coming shift as Microsoft gains strategic market status, forcing you to rethink product integration and competition strategies in UK business software. Opening doors for alternative software developers means your ability to fit into or compete with this ecosystem could define your market access.
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3 sources · first reported 16 Oct 2026 · latest 17 Oct 2026
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