Japan antitrust agency closes Broadcom software-licensing probe without action
By Sachiko Sakamaki ( July 3, 2026, 06:30 GMT | Insight) -- The Japanese antitrust agency said on Friday that it had closed its investigation into Broadcom after finding insufficient evidence of antitrust violations. The US chipmaker had been under investigation since 2024 over suspected tie-in sales and exploitative conduct involving its virtualization software sold to Japanese cloud-service providers.The Japanese antitrust agency said on Friday that it had closed its investigation into Broadcom after finding insufficient evidence of antitrust violations. The US chipmaker had been under investigation since 2024 over suspected tie-in sales and exploitative conduct involving its virtualization software sold to Japanese cloud-service providers....
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