dma gatekeeper

  1. EU DMA Shift: Google Drops EU Complaint as Regulators Probe Cloud Gatekeepers

    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...
  2. EU Opens DMA Gatekeeper Inquiry Into AWS and Azure Cloud

    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...
  3. EU Probes AWS and Azure as DMA Gatekeepers After Cloud Outages

    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...
  4. EU Probes AWS and Azure Under DMA Gatekeeper Rules

    The European Commission has opened three formal market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), signaling that Brussels is prepared to consider applying the DMA’s toughest obligations to large cloud providers — a move that could...