OEMs are switching to GNU/Linux distros because of the requirements of Windows 11, making certain hardware obsolete. It is cheaper to rebrand a Windows 10 PC as a GNU/Linux PC than to meet Windows 11 hardware requirements.
The Competition and Markets Authority said its "strategic market status" investigation, its fourth under powers granted last year, would examine whether the bundling of Windows, Word, Excel, Teams, Copilot and other products was uncompetitive.