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We are constantly evaluating how best to support all of our partners and make Microsoft software available to all customers in all environments, including those of other cloud service providers”, a Microsoft spokesperson told EURACTIV. “Cloud providers have many options for delivering services to their customers using Microsoft software, whether purchased directly by the customer or through a partner. While the identity of the co-plaintiffs is not yet known, OVHcloud is the only French company in the coalition composed of European cloud providers, EURACTIV has learned. OVHcloud is not the only one on the plaintiffs’ bench. The plaintiffs also point to other, more technical, barriers that prevent the US company’s software from functioning optimally on other competing cloud platforms. The complaint, filed last summer, focuses on how Microsoft markets its products, such as the Office software suite.įor customers who use a licensing system outside of Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure known as Azure, these products would be much more expensive.
“By abusing its dominant position, Microsoft is undermining fair competition and limiting consumer choice in the market for cloud services,” the spokesperson also said. “We confirm that several companies, including OVHcloud, are taking action to ensure a level playing field among cloud service providers operating in the European digital single market by filing a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission’s DG Competition,” an OVHcloud spokesperson told EURACTIV. It is now up to the European Commission to decide whether or not to follow up on the referral.
EURACTIV France reports.įrench cloud champion OVHcloud told EURACTIV it had filed a complaint with the European Commission’s Competition Department against Microsoft for abusing its dominant position, confirming a Wall Street Journal report. This article was updated to include a comment from Microsoft.Įuropean cloud players, including France’s OVHcloud, have brought a new case before the European Commission, claiming that US-based giant Microsoft is engaging in anti-competitive practices on the market.
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