Microsoft’s Defender bundling with Windows OS not anti-competitive: CCI

XYZ Vs Microsoft Corporation (Competition Commission of India) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a case filed against Microsoft Corporation and its Indian subsidiary, alleging abuse of dominant position under Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002. The informant claimed that Microsoft’s bundling of Microsoft Defender with Windows operating systems from Windows 10 onwards, along with restrictive practices like the Microsoft Virus Initiative (MVI) program, disadvantaged third-party antivirus software providers. The informant argued that Microsoft leveraged its dominan...