Google Accuses Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Providers Place: Report

Alphabet’s Google formally filed a criticism to the US Federal Commerce Fee on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant place in enterprise software program to push prospects in the direction of its cloud providers, The Info reported on Wednesday.

Microsoft used the licensing phrases in its Workplace 365 productiveness software program to lock prospects into separate contracts with its Azure cloud server enterprise, Google’s criticism mentioned, in accordance with the report.

There’s intense rivalry between the 2 US tech giants within the fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar cloud computing enterprise, the place Google trails market leaders Amazon.com and Microsoft.

The sector has not too long ago drawn better regulatory scrutiny, together with in the USA and in Britain, due to the dominance of some gamers and its more and more vital position as an increasing number of firms shift their providers to the cloud.

In March, Google Cloud had accused Microsoft of anti-competitive cloud computing practices and criticized imminent offers with a number of European cloud distributors, saying these don’t clear up broader considerations about its licensing phrases.

Earlier this 12 months, the FTC had mentioned it’s searching for info from the general public on the enterprise practices of cloud computing firms, together with particulars on their market energy, competitors and potential safety points.

Google and Microsoft didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ requests for remark, whereas the FTC declined to remark.

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