Britain’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), said on Wednesday that Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI doesn’t qualify for an investigation under the merger provisions of the U.K.’s Enterprise Act 2002, the country’s anticompetitive practices law. “Overall, taking into account all of the available evidence […] the CMA does not believe that Microsoft currently […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI does not warrant investigation under the merger provisions of the UK's Enterprise Act 2002. The CMA found that while Microsoft exerts significant influence over OpenAI's commercial policy, it does not currently control it. Recent developments, such as Microsoft no longer being OpenAI's exclusive cloud provider and relinquishing plans for a board seat, were cited as weakening Microsoft's control. The CMA noted that these changes reduced competition concerns, leading to the decision not to pursue further investigation.
