Exclusive: EU antitrust regulator seeks input on Microsoft's $16 billion Nuance deal


FILE PHOTO A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles California U.S. November 7 2017. REUTERSLucy NicholsonFile PhotoFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo/File Photo

(Reuters) - EU's antitrust regulator is taking a deeper look into Microsoft Corp's $16 billion deal for transcription technology company Nuance Communications Inc, asking customers and competitors to draw up a list of concerns, according to a questionnaire from last month seen by Reuters.

The previously unreported outreach is the most extensive by an antitrust authority since the companies announced the acquisition in April, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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