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Few rivalries in the technology sector have shaped markets or generated as much pointed rhetoric as the ongoing tension between Salesforce and Microsoft. In the current landscape, where artificial intelligence, cloud delivery, and collaboration tools define the competitive edge for enterprise...

In the rapidly evolving world of enterprise technology, the friction between industry giants is shaping not just the future of software, but the trajectory of innovation itself. Recent comments from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, as reported by IT Pro, have cast a renewed spotlight on Microsoft’s...

In the rapidly evolving cloud computing landscape, Microsoft Azure has been making significant strides, challenging the dominance of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud. This article delves into the factors contributing to Azure's accelerated growth, examining financial performance...

Bing’s gradual rise from the shadows of Google’s decades-long dominance has been shaping up as one of 2024’s most surprising stories in the tech world. For years, jokes about Bing’s relevance or adoption rates seemed almost obligatory whenever the topic of search engines came up. But fresh...

Microsoft’s cloud licensing practices have created a complex and costly dilemma for enterprises heavily invested in Windows Server and SQL Server applications when migrating to public clouds other than Azure. While the cloud promises scalability and flexibility, the reality for many...

The UK cloud computing sector is currently facing intense regulatory scrutiny, particularly focusing on the licensing practices of major cloud service providers Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud. This follows the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) provisional findings...

The escalating tension between Microsoft and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over cloud computing software licensing practices showcases the complex intersection of technology, competition law, and market dynamics in the modern digital era. This high-profile dispute not only...

When enterprises consider migrating their IT infrastructure to the cloud, those heavily invested in Microsoft technologies face a uniquely complex challenge. The expectation that migrating Microsoft server applications—such as Windows Server and SQL Server—to cloud platforms other than...

Microsoft’s licensing practices for Windows Server in the cloud have become a significant point of contention in the competitive cloud computing market, especially regarding how these practices impact major cloud rivals like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud. Since Microsoft’s 2019...

The recent developments around Microsoft's licensing practice for Windows Server and its impact on cloud competition have ignited a significant regulatory and industry debate centered on fair market dynamics, consumer costs, and innovation in cloud services. Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google...

When enterprises contemplate moving their IT workloads to the cloud, those with significant investments in Microsoft infrastructure typically confront a challenging dilemma. For organizations deeply reliant on Windows Server and SQL Server, the prospect of rewriting applications or migrating...

Microsoft's recent enforcement of licensing restrictions on its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has stirred significant controversy among developers relying on open-source VS Code forks like VS Codium and commercial derivatives such as Cursor. This move, which first became...

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...

The ongoing dispute between Microsoft and the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) highlights the intense scrutiny cloud computing giants face over software licensing practices and market competition. At the heart of the controversy is Microsoft's licensing policy for its software—like...

Companies heavily invested in Microsoft’s infrastructure face a considerable dilemma when migrating workloads to the cloud. The recent investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) highlights the challenges enterprises encounter when dealing with Microsoft’s changed licensing...

Microsoft’s licensing practices for running its software on public cloud platforms, especially non-Microsoft clouds such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and others, have come under intense scrutiny due to complaints that these licensing terms unfairly protect Microsoft’s own Azure...

Microsoft’s recent move to restrict its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) exclusively to its first-party products has stirred significant concern and debate throughout the developer community. As of version 1.24.5 released on April 3, 2025, the extension now refuses to work on...

Cloud Competition and Microsoft’s Licensing: The Fault Lines Beneath Azure and AWS Within the ever-accelerating arms race for cloud dominance, the licensing practices of tech titans shape not just bottom lines but the very freedom of choice for enterprise customers. Beneath the surface of...

Microsoft’s push for Copilot to become the centerpiece of digital productivity took a striking turn this week, while Apple endured fresh scrutiny on Capitol Hill, and global tech titans navigated supply chain headaches, regulatory probes, and the shifting tectonics of the EV market. The latest...

Do you ever get the feeling that, in the relentless humdrum of Week D, the most exciting thing to happen to your desktop is a blue screen of soup? Don’t worry, it’s not a new troubleshooting menu—it’s just another Wednesday episode of Windows Weekly, the internet’s favorite forum for IT...