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Google’s decision to withdraw its formal EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft’s cloud licensing practices on the same week the European Commission opened a wide-ranging probe into the cloud market crystallizes a new phase in the hyperscaler rivalry — one driven more by regulatory...

Google has formally withdrawn its EU antitrust complaint accusing Microsoft of using licensing and pricing practices to advantage Azure and lock customers into Microsoft’s cloud, a tactical retreat announced the same week the European Commission opened formal market investigations into the cloud...

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 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...

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 Union’s competition machinery has turned its sights on the two biggest names in public cloud: Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. In a move that could reshape how enterprises buy infrastructure, the European Commission has opened three formal inquiries under the Digital Markets...

The European Commission has formally opened three inquiries under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that together mark the most serious regulatory scrutiny of cloud infrastructure yet: two focused market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, and a third horizontal probe...