Overview
- COMCO is assessing whether recent fee increases violate Swiss competition law.
- Microsoft said it will fully cooperate with the inquiry.
- Regulators have not identified specific products or linked the review to the New Commerce Experience.
- Microsoft shares fell about 2% after the probe was disclosed.
- The scrutiny is expected to prompt Swiss organizations to reassess licensing and seek cost-optimization and compliance support, set against Microsoft’s recent pricing harmonization efforts including a 2023 Swiss-franc reduction for some products.