Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Australia's consumer authority accused Microsoft of "deliberately" hiding subscription information from its Australian customer base.
On Monday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sued the software giant for allegedly misleading more than 2.5 million Australian users over subscriptions to Microsoft 365.
"Following a detailed investigation, the ACCC alleges that Microsoft deliberately hid this third option, to retain the old plan at the old price, in order to increase the uptake of Copilot and the increased revenue from the Copilot integrated plans," stated ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb.
Australia's CCC launched its Microsoft inquiry after reports that Microsoft allegedly misled its customers about price increases and options over subscriptions following the integration of its "Copilot" AI tool.
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