Ryuu96 said:
Forgot how much exactly but when I saw someone post it in the Era thread it was a lot from what I remember, talking billions and it would be repeated fines until compliance. If Microsoft ignores the CMA and goes ahead then they would be fined by the UK and barred from operating and doing business in the UK at all, not just Activision-Blizzard/Xbox but the entire Microsoft business. CMA has the power to impose fines or bar companies from doing business if regulatory actions are ignored. |
If the UK is anything like Germany, any kind of public administration no matter if regional or governmental use Windows. There's no way the UK would deny Microsoft doing business there. It would hurt the UK at least as hard as Brexit.
No more Windows updates means any data stored on these PCs would be up for grabs. Russian and Chinese hackers would love that. As a result the UK would have to switch to other OS which would not only cost them billions but also completely paralyze the whole public sector for months if not longer in the process.
