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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about Azure competition focus on regulatory scrutiny of Microsoft's cloud licensing practices. A key topic is the Japan Fair Trade Commission's investigation into whether Microsoft restricts customers from running Windows and Microsoft 365 on rival platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The probe, which included a dawn raid on Microsoft's Japanese offices, examines allegations that licensing terms unfairly favor Azure. These developments highlight ongoing global antitrust concerns regarding cloud market competition and the impact on enterprise IT decisions.
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    Japan JFTC Probes Microsoft Licensing Ties to Azure in Dawn Raid

    Japan’s competition enforcers have executed an on-site inspection of Microsoft’s Japanese offices after local media and international reporting said the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is investigating whether Microsoft improperly limited customers’ ability to run Microsoft software on rival...
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