Microsoft facing wide-ranging antitrust probe despite FTC chief's likely departure

The Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday.The probe was approved by FTC chair Lina Khan before her likely departure in January, following the presidential election victory of Donald Trump and the expectation he will appoint a fellow Republican with a softer approach towards business.CEO Satya Nadella’s Microsoft is facing a broad antitrust probe, ...