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Investing.com -- Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT). is currently under scrutiny by the French antitrust authority, according to Bloomberg News. The US tech giant is being investigated over concerns that it is lowering the quality of results when smaller competitors pay to use Bing technology in their search-engine products.
The focus of the investigation is whether Microsoft has misused its influence in the specialized market for search-engine syndication. Officials have reportedly been questioning competitor operators about their agreements.
The Paris-based regulatory body is interested in understanding if Microsoft is unjustly offloading poor search results onto smaller engines that depend on Bing’s vast collection of search results. This action could potentially lead to formal charges and a substantial penalty for the Redmond, Washington-based company. The investigation is ongoing and will determine the veracity of these claims.
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