Microsoft misled subscribers to buy pricey AI Office 365 plans, says new lawsuit by Australian watchdog

Microsoft is in trouble again, and this time, it involves the Australian watchdog and an expensive lawsuit. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a major lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging that the tech giant misled approximately 2.7 million Australian customers into purchasing more expensive Microsoft 365 subscription plans that bundled its artificial intelligence assistant, Copilot.