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Barozi said:

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.

Yup Yup. True.

NHS is literally ran on ancient Windows Software, Lol.

They'd probably carefully narrow it down, like, no Gaming business, no Surface business, no Consumer business, etc. But keep the essentials (Windows for NHS, Governments, etc) because that stuff is a matter of national security.

But then also levy the massive fines onto them.

Don't imagine it would be too hard for the CMA to make an exception to their law that right, no consumer business is allowed for you anymore Microsoft but you can still operate the business side of things for national security reasons.

Because bearing in mind, the UK Gov can only intervene against the CMA if it's a matter of national security so if the CMA did bar all business from Microsoft then yes, the Gov would step in and tell them to stop being twats, but I doubt they'd care if they target only Gaming/Surface, etc.

Point being that CMA has the power to bar a business in its entirety so not a stretch to assume they can do it in parts too.

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 19 May 2023