Microsoft ends tradition of naming competitors in regulatory filings

Last year's Microsoft annual report officially designated over 25 companies as competitors. The names of Microsoft's enemies have appeared in its annual reports at least since 1994. The omission means Microsoft is breaking from a common industry practice. Apple, Meta and Nvidia all namedrop the companies they go up against. Microsoft has abandoned a decades-long tradition of calling out the names of its rivals in regulatory documents. When the 50-year-old technology company released its annual report Wednes ...