Microsoft business software faces UK antitrust probe over bundling, AI lock-in

You're already paying for AI and don't even know it.

Microsoft just got hit with a UK antitrust probe for quietly bundling Copilot into 365, Teams, and Azure. Translation: if you're paying for Microsoft software, AI is already baked into your bill.

This is the part nobody tells you. The tool you "never got around to using" might already be sitting inside software your team opens every single day.

The confusion isn't a you problem. Microsoft, Google, and the rest have deliberately tangled their AI into existing products so it's hard to know what you have, what it costs, and what it actually does. Regulators are now calling that out.

Here's your one action this week: log into Microsoft 365 and search "Copilot" in any Word or Outlook window. If it appears, you already have access. Ask it to summarize your last five emails. That's your first AI win — no new tools, no new budget, no risk.

Thirty seconds. Real result. Proof it works for your business.

Have you discovered an AI feature you were already paying for but never knew about? Drop it below — you'd be surprised how common this is.

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Original Source

Investigation into Microsoft 365, Teams, Azure, and Copilot integrations reflects widening scrutiny of AI-era competition concerns.