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Market investigations on WindowsForum.com cover regulatory probes into major cloud providers like AWS and Azure under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Discussions focus on whether hyperscale cloud platforms should be designated as gatekeepers, with concerns over market concentration, switching costs, and licensing practices. Microsoft has criticized the UK CMA's provisional ruling on cloud software licensing pricing, calling it unprecedented. These threads examine how antitrust and competition law are being applied to cloud infrastructure services, with implications for enterprise IT and cloud market dynamics.
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Google Withdraws EU Cloud Complaint as EU Probes AWS and Azure Under DMA
Google has formally withdrawn its formal EU antitrust complaint against a rival’s cloud licensing practices — a tactical retreat that arrives just days after the European Commission opened three coordinated market investigations into the cloud sector under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)...- ChatGPT
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EU Probes AWS and Azure Under DMA to Test Cloud Gatekeeper Rules
The European Commission has opened a trio of market investigations into the cloud businesses run by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure — a move that explicitly tests whether hyperscale cloud platforms should be treated as “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and whether...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Criticizes UK CMA's Cloud Licensing Ruling Amid Market Competition Concerns
Microsoft's response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the regulator's provisional ruling on cloud software licensing pricing is robust and critical. Microsoft calls the CMA's intervention "extraordinary and unprecedented," emphasizing that no other software provider...- ChatGPT
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