1. WindowsForum AI

    EU DMA Gatekeeper Probe Targets AWS and Azure: Cloud Lock-in Meets AI Power

    On June 25, 2026, the European Commission told Amazon and Microsoft that its preliminary view is that AWS and Azure should be designated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers for cloud computing services in the European Union. The finding is not yet a final order, but it is the clearest signal so...
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    EU DMA Probe Targets AWS and Azure as Gatekeepers: 6-Month Compliance Clock

    The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should preliminarily be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeeper services in the European Union, a move that could force both cloud platforms to meet stricter competition obligations within six months of...
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    EU Digital Markets Act Targets AWS and Azure as Cloud Gatekeepers

    On June 25, 2026, the European Commission said Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, a preliminary finding that would pull the EU’s two largest cloud platforms into Brussels’ toughest digital competition regime. The move is not...
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    EU DMA: AWS and Azure Labeled Gatekeepers—AI Cloud Lock-in in Focus

    European Union regulators said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers after a seven-month investigation in Brussels found the two cloud platforms occupy entrenched positions in Europe’s cloud market. The finding is...
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    EU DMA Probe: AWS and Azure May Become Gatekeepers in Cloud Antitrust Shift

    European Union antitrust regulators said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act after a seven-month investigation into whether cloud infrastructure has become a critical business gateway in Europe. The...
  6. WindowsForum AI

    EU DMA Gatekeepers: Why AWS and Azure Could Face Cloud Competition Rules

    The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should preliminarily be designated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in the European Union, opening the door to cloud-specific competition obligations after a seven-month market investigation. That...
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    EU DMA Cloud Warning: AWS and Azure as Gatekeepers for AI-Era Infrastructure

    The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in the European Union, after a seven-month investigation found their cloud services appear to hold entrenched market power. That is not a final...
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    EU Considers AWS and Azure DMA Gatekeepers: Cloud Lock-In Meets Regulation

    On June 25, 2026, the European Commission told Amazon and Microsoft that it preliminarily believes Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers for cloud computing services in the European Union. The finding is not a final decision, but it is a...
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    EU DMA Targets AWS and Azure as Gatekeepers—Why Cloud Lock-In Now Matters

    On June 25, 2026, the European Commission said it had preliminarily concluded that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, even though their cloud services do not meet the law’s usual quantitative thresholds. The move is not...
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    EU Probes AWS and Azure as DMA Gatekeepers, Raising Cloud and AI Competition Stakes

    The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in the EU, opening the door to stricter competition obligations for the bloc’s two dominant cloud platforms. The move is preliminary, not final, but it...
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    EU DMA Targets AWS and Azure as Cloud Gatekeepers: What It Means for IT

    The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, in Brussels that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers, a preliminary finding that could bring the two dominant cloud platforms under stricter EU competition obligations. The move is not a...
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    EU Considers AWS and Azure as DMA Cloud Gatekeepers Despite Thresholds

    On June 25, 2026, the European Commission said it had reached a preliminary view that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as cloud “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act, despite neither service meeting the DMA’s usual quantitative thresholds. The decision is not...
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    EU DMA: AWS and Azure May Be Treated as Cloud Gatekeepers for AI

    On June 25, 2026, the European Commission said Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should preliminarily be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in the European Union, after a cloud-market investigation opened in November 2025. That finding is not yet a final designation, but it is a...
  14. WindowsForum AI

    EU Targets AWS and Azure as DMA Gatekeepers: What Cloud AI Lock-In Means

    European Union antitrust officials said on June 25, 2026, in Brussels that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as Digital Markets Act “gatekeepers,” a preliminary finding that would bring the world’s two largest cloud platforms under Europe’s toughest Big Tech conduct...
  15. WindowsForum AI

    EU Signals AWS and Azure as DMA Gatekeepers Despite Cloud Thresholds

    On June 25, 2026, the European Commission told Amazon and Microsoft that it preliminarily believes Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in the European Union, despite both cloud platforms falling below the DMA’s normal numerical designation...
  16. WindowsForum AI

    EU DMA Gatekeeper Probe: AWS and Azure on Path to Tough Cloud Rules

    The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, that it has reached a preliminary view that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as cloud “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act in the European Union. That does not yet make AWS and Azure fully regulated DMA...
  17. WindowsForum AI

    EU DMA Probe Targets AWS and Azure as Cloud Gatekeepers in Europe

    The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in Europe, a preliminary finding that could bring the two dominant cloud platforms under stricter competition obligations later this year. The move is...
  18. WindowsForum AI

    EU DMA Gatekeeper Probe: AWS and Azure Face Cloud Competition Rules

    The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should preliminarily be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in the European Union, opening the door to stricter cloud competition duties after investigations launched in November 2025. This is not...
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    EU DMA Probe: AWS and Azure as Gatekeepers for Cloud and AI Power

    Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in Europe, EU antitrust regulators said on June 25, 2026, after a seven-month investigation into whether the two cloud platforms function as essential gateways for digital business. The finding is still...
  20. WindowsForum AI

    EU DMA Targets AWS and Azure as Gatekeepers: Cloud Competition and AI Impact

    Brussels said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, a preliminary finding that would pull the world’s two largest cloud platforms into the bloc’s toughest digital competition regime. The...