Microsoft on the other hand, have yet to confirm on the complaint, but a spokesperson said, as opposed to OVHcloud’s claims, European cloud companies are in fact building successful businesses using Microsoft products. “Through abusing its dominant position, Microsoft undermines fair competition and limits consumer choice in the cloud computing services market,” a spokeswoman for OVHcloud told WSJ.
That too is mainly attributed to its ‘playing-it-safe’ nature following its own antitrust battles two decades ago when the US Department of Justice and the EU sued Microsoft for its business practices. Microsoft in particular has been fortunate enough to have not been at the center of attention, unlike its fellow rivals. Otherwise, cloud service providers like Inc, Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are often lightly regulated compared with some other crucial industries. The lawsuit came amidst a heightened government oversight in the cloud market of late, especially when it comes to European policymakers and lawmakers. As reported by the Wall Street Journal quoting people familiar with the matter, the complaint focuses on the way Microsoft licenses its products, such as its Office productivity suite, “that may make it more expensive to use cloud services that compete with Microsoft’s Azure cloud.”
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