Google files antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Europe over cloud licensing practices

Google has filed a complaint with the European Commission (EC), alleging that Microsoft uses anti-competitive licensing practices to strongarm companies into staying on its Azure cloud infrastructure. The complaint relates to a 2019 licensing change which made it more expensive to run Windows Server software on rival clouds. That change prompted European not-for-profit trade association, Cloud Infrastructure […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Sep 25, 2024 - 17:00
Google files antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Europe over cloud licensing practices

Google has filed a complaint with the European Commission (EC), alleging that Microsoft uses anti-competitive licensing practices to strongarm companies into staying on its Azure cloud infrastructure. The complaint relates to a 2019 licensing change which made it more expensive to run Windows Server software on rival clouds. That change prompted European not-for-profit trade association, Cloud Infrastructure […]

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