Australian regulators have filed a lawsuit against Microsoft for allegedly misleading users over Microsoft 365 pricing changes.

In January, the tech giant's flagship Copilot service was rolled out across Microsoft 365, prompting price changes and a backlash against rising costs for users .

According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), when users of Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans were approaching the end of their subscription, they were told they would have to accept the integration and pay higher prices for their plan, or else cancel their subscription altogether.

The ACCC said this was untrue and that a third, undisclosed option was available: switching to the Microsoft 365 Personal or Family Classic plans. This allowed subscribers to keep the f

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