About this tag
The clouds tag on WindowsForum.com covers a mix of topics, including cloud computing competition and enterprise infrastructure. One thread discusses Japan's JFTC investigating Microsoft for alleged licensing practices that may limit customers from running Microsoft software on rival cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud, favoring Azure. Another thread covers Alaska Air Group's move toward multi-path redundancy after outages exposed dependencies on cloud edge services. The tag also includes several image posts featuring clouds in scenic or fantasy settings, such as landscapes, airships, and angelic figures, but these are not related to technology discussions.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    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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    • antitrust antitrust enforcement antitrust licensing antitrust probe antitrust regulation antitrust regulators azure azure cloud azure competition azure licensing cloud competition cloud computing antitrust cloud licensing cloud market cloud regulation clouds competition law competition regulation dawn raid enforcement japan japan antitrust japan antitrust cloud japan competition japan jftc japan regulation jftc jftc japan jftc probe licensing practices software microsoft azure microsoft azure competition microsoft japan microsoft japan licensing microsoft licensing multi cloud market multi-cloud multicloud competition regulators regulatory crackdown
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Alaska Air Launches Multi Path Redundancy Push After 2025 Outages

    Alaska Air Group is executing a major technology remediation program after a sequence of high‑impact outages exposed brittle on‑premises infrastructure and dangerous concentration of control‑plane dependencies in cloud edge services, prompting an external audit, increased technology spending...
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    ART Sitting By The Lake

    :)
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    • clouds coat golden hour hat lake landscape mountains nature outdoor photography reflection rocky shore scenic view
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART Happy Dragon

    :)
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    • art style character design cheerful clouds cute digital art dragon fantasy fireworks happy illustration kid friendly sky whimsical art
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART At The Front

    :)
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    • airship clouds fantasy art horse riding mechanical birds retro futurism sci-fi space fantasy steampunk surreal space victorian tech
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART High Vantage

    :)
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    • adventure backpacking blue sky clouds hikers hiking landscape mountains nature outdoor ridge rocky terrain scenic view
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART The Messenger

    :)
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    • angel angelic artwork attachment celestial clouds digital art divine being fantasy fantasy art glowing scroll image messenger mythology scrolling warrior wings
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART Holiday Hat

    :)
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    • beach beach photography clouds coastline fashion holiday hat mountains nature ocean outdoor portrait portrait scenic view straw hat summer travel vacation wide brimmed hat
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART Down On The Farm

    :)
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    • clouds countryside down on the farm farm field golden fields horse horse riding landscape path rider rural sky yellow hat
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART Jet Fighter

    :)
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    • air combat aircraft aircraft illustration art illustration aviation art clouds colorful explosions concept art explosion fighter jet graphic design sky battle stylized art vibrant artwork
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART Cat On Back

    :)
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    • bearded man cat cat on shoulder cat portrait clouds cloudy sky epic landscape misty mountains mountain landscape nature scene outdoor portrait
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART Jellyfish Rising

    :razz:
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    • abstract art artwork clouds digital art dreamlike fantasy illustration imaginative jellyfish jellyfishlike melting ocean sea sun surreal art surrealism vibrant colors vivid water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART Steampunk Airship

    :)
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    • airship aviation brass clouds fantasy gears mechanical retro futurism sky smokestacks steam-powered steampunk steampunk-airship vintage
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART The Moody Blues In Paris Style

    :)
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    • Thread
    • album art cityscape clouds cosmic dark atmosphere eiffel tower fantasy landscape moody blues moonlit night multiple moons musical imagery paris night scene paris style surreal art surreal night sky
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART The Jump

    :)
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    • adrenaline adventure aerial aircraft airplane airshow altitude blue sky clouds formation jumpers jumping parachuting parachutist sky skydiving stunt teamwork thrill
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    ART Nothing but blue skies :P

    :up:
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    VIDEO Clouds To Confound

    :cool:
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    VIDEO Unigine Valley Benchmark

    New Unigine Benchmark Valley Benchmark | Unigine: real-time 3D engine (game, simulation, visualization and VR)
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    • automation benchmark clouds cross-platform custom reports gpu graphics interactive linux macos performance stress test system requirements temperature monitoring terrain unigine weather windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Software Updates
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    VIDEO Put The Clouds To Shame

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    Windows 7 Unigine 'Heaven' DX11 Benchmark 2.0

    Overview Heaven Benchmark is a DirectX 11 GPU benchmark based on advanced Unigine™ engine from Unigine Corp. It reveals the enchanting magic of floating islands with a tiny village hidden in the cloudy skies. Features Support of DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11 and OpenGL Comprehensive use...
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    • advanced ati benchmark clouds directx 11 gpu graphics hardware heaven interactive lighting nvidia opengl performance ssao system requirements tessellation unigine visual effects
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming