cloud regulation

Google’s decision to formally withdraw the antitrust complaint it lodged against Microsoft last year is a tactical retreat that hands the baton to Brussels — but it does not close the dispute over how Microsoft prices and licenses Windows Server, SQL Server and related workloads for use on rival...

Google’s abrupt withdrawal of its EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft’s cloud practices is the latest pivot in a fast-escalating regulatory battle over hyperscale cloud power — and it signals a strategic shift by a major rival to let European regulators wield the full force of the Digital...

Google’s decision to withdraw a 2024 antitrust complaint against Microsoft’s cloud business marks a swift, tactical retreat in a larger, rapidly unfolding regulatory fight over cloud market structure and the application of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) to hyperscale infrastructure...

The European Commission has launched a trio of market investigations that could push Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure under the European Union’s strictest digital competition rules, testing whether the hyperscale cloud platforms functionally operate as “gatekeepers” and whether the...

The European Commission has opened three coordinated market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), putting Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure squarely into Brussels’ regulatory crosshairs and testing whether the DMA — originally framed for consumer-facing platforms — can be...

Amazon’s legal loss and Brussels’ fresh cloud probes mark a watershed week for Big Tech in Europe, placing both marketplace algorithms and the backbone of modern internet services under unprecedented regulatory pressure. The General Court of the European Union on 19 November 2025 confirmed that...

The European Commission has opened three market investigations focused on the cloud: separate, company‑specific probes into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, plus a horizontal review to assess whether the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is fit for purpose in the face of cloud‑specific...

The European Commission has launched a set of high‑stakes market investigations that put Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure squarely under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) microscope, testing whether the two hyperscalers should be regulated as DMA “gatekeepers” for cloud computing and...

The European Commission has opened three formal market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) targeting cloud computing services — two company‑specific probes into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, and a horizontal study to assess whether the DMA’s toolkit can...

Brussels has opened formal market investigations that put Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure squarely in the regulatory crosshairs, probing whether the two hyperscalers should face tougher, gatekeeper-style rules under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act — a move that could reshape...

The European Commission has opened a trio of market investigations into the cloud businesses run by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure — a move that explicitly tests whether hyperscale cloud platforms should be treated as “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and whether...

The European Commission’s decision to open three formal market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) marks a decisive escalation in Brussels’ attempt to bring hyperscale cloud infrastructure within the EU’s ex‑ante regulatory...

The European Commission has launched an unprecedented set of market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that put Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure squarely in Brussels’ regulatory crosshairs — a move that could redraw the rules for cloud competition, interoperability...

The European Commission has opened a formal market inquiry into whether the cloud divisions of Amazon and Microsoft — Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure — should be treated as “gatekeepers” under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a step that could place sweeping new...

The European Commission has opened a set of market investigations to determine whether Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure should face additional regulatory scrutiny under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and has launched a parallel review to test whether the DMA’s toolbox is fit for...

The European Commission has opened formal investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure to determine whether the two dominant cloud providers should face tighter controls under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a move that could reshape cloud competition, enterprise...

The European Commission has launched a trio of market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that put Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure squarely in Brussels’ sights, testing whether hyperscale cloud platforms should be treated as regulated “gatekeepers” and whether the...

The European Commission has opened formal market scrutiny into whether Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure should be treated as regulated “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), raising the prospect that the two dominant hyperscalers could face new interoperability...

The European Commission has opened formal scrutiny of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to determine whether their cloud platforms should be designated as “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) — a move triggered by a string of high‑impact outages that highlighted how...

The European Commission’s decision on 18 November 2025 to open three formal market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) marks a major escalation in how Brussels intends to police cloud infrastructure and the competitive dynamics...