Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’/ ‘Commission’) has dismissed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft, which alleged that the tech company is engaged in bundling practices by tying its antivirus software, Microsoft Defender, with its Windows operating system. The ruling, after considering multiple factors like unfair conditions, barriers to technical development, etc., observed that Microsoft does not compel users to use Defender, given that users retain the ability to install and use third-party antivirus solutions.
