Microsoft's comms to any Australian customers may be due to them receiving legal advice that implementing the new limits for existing customers may be considered an unfair contract term. They've been down this road before.
The Australian regulator (ACCC) is currently taking legal action against Amazon Australia because they forced existing prime customers to pay for removing ads on prime, after advertising the service as ad-free.
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Microsoft's comms to any Australian customers may be due to them receiving legal advice that implementing the new limits for existing customers may be considered an unfair contract term. They've been down this road before.
The Australian regulator (ACCC) is currently taking legal action against Amazon Australia because they forced existing prime customers to pay for removing ads on prime, after advertising the service as ad-free.
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/amazon-in-court-for-introducing-ads-to-prime-video-using-allegedly-unfair-contract-terms
Microsoft was previously sued by the ACCC for their illegal Microsoft 365 AI subscription practices
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/microsoft-in-court-for-allegedly-misleading-millions-of-australians-over-microsoft-365-subscriptions
A week later, Microsoft issued a Wordsalad statement that was supposed to be an 'apology'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-06/microsoft-to-refund-customers-for-365-subscription-price-hike/105977094