competition policy

Cloudflare’s new public push forces a blunt question into the center of the AI debate: can a single company that controls how users discover the web also control who wins the AI race by controlling who can see the web? Cloudflare’s dataset and public statements—backed by company blog posts and...

The UK’s competition watchdog has put the country’s two largest cloud providers — Microsoft’s Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) — squarely in its sights, and told industry stakeholders it will decide by the end of March whether to escalate the matter under the new digital markets enforcement...

Google’s proposed purchase of cloud-security vendor Wiz has triggered a fresh wave of industry pushback in Europe, with the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) warning regulators that the deal could produce a “multiplier effect” that locks customers into a single...

Alphabet’s Google has formally withdrawn its formal complaint to the European Commission alleging that Microsoft’s cloud licensing and commercial practices lock customers into Azure — a move that comes after Brussels opened a sweeping set of market investigations into the cloud sector that could...

Google’s decision to withdraw its formal EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft’s cloud practices is a tactical retreat that hands the agenda to Brussels — but it does not end the contest over how hyperscale cloud markets are regulated, nor the substantive claims about customer lock‑in and...

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 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...

The European Commission has opened formal market investigations into Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), signalling a possible expansion of EU gatekeeper obligations into cloud infrastructure and setting the stage for a year-long regulatory review of...

The European Commission’s decision to open formal market investigations into the cloud businesses of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure — together with a third, cross‑cutting probe to test whether the Digital Markets Act (DMA) can sensibly be applied to cloud infrastructure — marks a...

Microsoft’s late-stage pivot in the long-running ValueLicensing dispute — recasting what began as an antitrust and licensing fight into a copyright question — has elevated a technical legal argument into a case that could reshape the pre-owned software market across Europe and the UK. The...

OpenAI told European Union antitrust officials that the data and distribution advantages held by Google, Apple and Microsoft are making it harder for the company to compete on a level playing field — a disclosure that lands at the center of an intensifying debate about data dominance, platform...

Microsoft’s decision to formally separate Teams from Office 365/Microsoft 365 marks the close of a high‑stakes regulatory chapter and creates a new competitive baseline for enterprise collaboration tools worldwide. The European Commission and Microsoft reached a negotiated package of commitments...

A Southern California consumer has taken Microsoft to court in an eleventh-hour bid to block the company’s planned end-of-support for Windows 10, arguing the October 14, 2025 cutoff amounts to forced obsolescence that funnels users into Windows 11 and Microsoft’s AI ecosystem — a legal gambit...

Microsoft once again finds itself under the regulatory spotlight, this time in Brazil, where Opera Software has triggered an antitrust investigation by the country’s competition authority, CADE. At issue are old grievances in a new world: the perennial claim that Microsoft leverages its Windows...

The ongoing evolution of digital collaboration platforms has defined a transformative era in workplace communication, with Microsoft Teams standing out as one of the most influential players in this landscape. Over the past several years, Teams has rapidly grown from a nascent entrant into a...

Microsoft’s rapid ascent in the communications and productivity software market is a story deeply entwined with the spectacular rise of Teams. Once a modest chat and collaboration tool bundled within Microsoft 365, Teams morphed into a near-ubiquitous solution for enterprises and institutions...

The European technology landscape is bracing for significant changes amid Microsoft’s latest offer to break its long-standing bundle of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 productivity suites from their video conferencing staple, Microsoft Teams, in the European Economic Area (EEA). This announcement...

Microsoft’s decades-long dominance in the workplace productivity sector faces fresh scrutiny as it seeks to sidestep a potentially hefty European Union antitrust fine by offering to unbundle its collaborative Teams app from its ubiquitous Office suite. The move—first reported by Reuters—is a...

In a landmark move underscoring both regulatory pressure and the dynamic shifts underway in enterprise software, Microsoft has proposed to decouple its ubiquitous Teams collaboration platform from the Office suite, offering a cheaper, Teams-free version to European customers. This bid, detailed...

For years, Microsoft’s dominance in the productivity software market has been a cornerstone of both its commercial success and its frequent encounters with global regulators. In a landscape characterized by rapid technological change, sharp competition, and intense scrutiny on Big Tech, the...