Microsoft Faces Antitrust Action From Google in the UK Cloud Market

Google has urged Britain’s antitrust regulator to take action against Microsoft, arguing that its business methods have put competitors at a major disadvantage.

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Google claimed in a letter to the CMA that consumers were unjustly deterred from using rival services

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Although competitors were not pleased with the changes, Microsoft revised its licence guidelines last year

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According to a Microsoft representative, the company has collaborated with independent cloud providers to tackle issues and offer opportunities

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The most recent independent data indicates that cloud hyperscale rivalry is still strong.

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A representative for Microsoft stated that “AWS continues to be the global market leader by a significant margin.

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