Australia's competition watchdog accused Microsoft on Monday of misleading people into paying for its AI assistant Copilot.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken Microsoft to court, accusing the tech giant of misleading ...

The competition regulator alleged Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plan subscribers were told to either pay higher prices ...

The ACCC says it is seeking orders "including penalties, injunctions, declarations, consumer redress, and costs", and notes ...

Australia's competition watchdog has sued Microsoft, alleging the company misled 2.7 million customers with hidden AI-related ...

Microsoft Australia is facing court action for allegedly misleading 2.7 million Australians into buying a more expensive 365 subscription plan that included its AI bot "Copilot".

After launching Copilot, Microsoft increased the annual price of the Personal plan by 45% and the Family plan by 29%.

After Microsoft significantly raised prices for Office subscriptions after integrating Copilot AI and failed to provide an ...

Australia's ACCC has sued Microsoft for allegedly misleading 2.7 million users over AI-driven Microsoft 365 price hikes.

The alleged contraventions of Australian Consumer Law occurred from October last year when subscribers to the Microsoft 365 ...

The ACCC alleges that Microsoft concealed the continued availability of the lower-cost, non-AI “classic” subscription.

Microsoft is accused of making "false or misleading" statements to around 2.7 million Australians who subscribe by auto-renewal to Microsoft 365 plans, which include a suite of online Office services.