Published 09/25/2024 8:22:00 p.m.

Google files EU antitrust complaint accusing Microsoft of stifling cloud competition

Alphabet unit Google filed a complaint to the European Commission against Microsoft for anti-competitive practices locking customers into Azure.
Google Cloud Vice President Amit Zavery stated Microsoft charged a 400 percent mark-up for using Windows Server on rival clouds.
Google referenced a 2023 study showing European public and private sectors paid up to 1 billion euros annually on Microsoft licensing penalties.

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abc News

Google complains about Microsoft cloud tactics to European Union antitrust watchdog

Google is escalating a feud with Microsoft over cloud computing by filing a European Union antitrust complaint accusing its tech rival of anticompetitive practices

09/25/2024 2:54:54 p.m.·United States

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The Washington Post

Google Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft in Europe

The search giant says Microsoft is violating European competition laws by charging fees for its customers to transfer to competing cloud services.

09/25/2024 8:50:52 p.m.

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CNBC

Google files EU antitrust complaint accusing Microsoft of stifling cloud competition

Google said in an antitrust complaint that Microsoft uses unfair licensing contracts in its Azure cloud computing business to stifle competition.

09/25/2024 12:00:03 p.m.·United States

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The Hill

Google accuses Microsoft of stifling cloud competition in Europe

Google has filed a complaint with the European Commission about Microsoft’s practices in the cloud computing space, accusing its rival of stifling competition with licensing terms that lock customers into Azure. The tech giant alleges that Microsoft has “severely limited consumer choice” with its licensing terms, such as imposing steep financial penalties on businesses that seek…

09/25/2024 8:48:51 p.m.·Washington, United States

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Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Google complains to the EU about Microsoft's market power in the cloud business

Google Cloud files an official complaint against Microsoft. Microsoft is using its market power in software to force customers into its own cloud, Azure.

09/25/2024 1:07:54 p.m.·Stuttgart, Germany

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