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  1. UK CMA Investigation Reveals Dominance of AWS and Microsoft in Cloud Market

    The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded its investigation into the cloud computing sector, revealing that dominant practices by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are stifling competition and innovation. This comprehensive inquiry, initiated in October 2023...
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  2. Microsoft's European Cloud Concessions: Shaping Fair Competition in Cloud Market

    Microsoft's recent concessions to the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) mark a significant development in the ongoing discourse surrounding fair competition within the European cloud computing market. These changes, including the introduction of pay-as-you-go plans...
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  3. Cloud Computing Battle 2025: Amazon Web Services vs. Microsoft Azure's AI-Driven Growth

    Cloud computing remains the engine of the digital economy, a canvas on which the future of artificial intelligence, business agility, and global connectivity is being painted—largely by just a handful of powerful players. At the vanguard stand Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Their...
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  4. Microsoft Criticizes UK CMA's Cloud Licensing Ruling Amid Market Competition Concerns

    Microsoft's response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the regulator's provisional ruling on cloud software licensing pricing is robust and critical. Microsoft calls the CMA's intervention "extraordinary and unprecedented," emphasizing that no other software provider...
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  5. UK CMA Cloud Licensing Battle: Impact on Microsoft, AWS, Google, and Market Competition

    The ongoing conflict between Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over cloud software licensing highlights a complex and contentious chapter in the evolution of cloud computing regulation. At the heart of the dispute is the...
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