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CISPE said it wants to make "substantive progress" on the cloud software licensing dispute this quarter.

The CMA has published a letter from Amazon noting that Microsoft's current business practices are impacting the cloud computing industry and is preventing users from switching to rival companies.

Amazon has reportedly been financing trade groups to discourage the award of large government cloud contracts to Microsoft Azure. According to Bloomberg,…

The cloud war intensifies with accusations against Amazon

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AWS and Microsoft, the leading cloud computing platforms, are likely facing a competition probe in the UK.

Microsoft has announced it would be unbundling its Teams communication software from its Office suite, and making it easier for rival products to work...

The Federal Trade Commission got an earful from managed services providers, trade groups and antitrust activists about cloud business practices.

Microsoft is currently the second largest cloud provider in terms of market share, while Google trails behind as a distant third