Google Accuses Microsoft of Abusing Dominance in EU Cloud Market.

ARTIFICIAL intelligence; CLOUD computing; GOOGLE Inc.; WEB services; MICROSOFT Corp.; EUROPEAN Union law; EUROPEAN Union; SOCIAL dominance

Google has filed a complaint with the European Union's antitrust watchdog, accusing Microsoft of abusing its dominance in the cloud market. Google claims that Microsoft's licensing terms for Azure cloud services restrict customers from accessing rival platforms, including Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services. Google also argues that Microsoft's dominance in the cloud sector poses security risks and IT failures for EU citizens. This dispute between Google and Microsoft echoes past battles over market dominance, such as the 2009 agreement in which Microsoft opened up its operating system to rival browsers. [Extracted from the article]

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