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Broadcom hit with EU antitrust complaint and request for interim measure
Lobbying group Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe on Thursday urged EU antitrust regulators to temporarily stop Broadcom from ending its VMware Cloud Service Provider programme in Europe, ramping up its fight against the US tech company.
Cloud industry group calls for EU interim measure against Broadcom over VMware
A European lobbying group, CISPE, is asking EU antitrust regulators to halt Broadcom's decision to end its VMware Cloud Service Provider program in Europe. This move will impact many European cloud providers and their customers. CISPE argues Broadcom's actions are causing irreparable damage. They seek an interim measure to suspend the termination and allow partners readmission.
EU antitrust regulators erred in clearing Broadcom's VMware deal, cloud industry lobby says
EU antitrust regulators failed to analyse properly the risks of Broadcom's $69 billion acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware before clearing the deal, the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) has told Europe's second-highest court.
Google files complaint to EU over Microsoft cloud practices
Google pointed to a 2023 study by cloud services organisation CISPE which found that European businesses and public sector bodies were paying up to 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) per year on Microsoft licensing penalties.
Microsoft clinches deal to settle CISPE antitrust complaint
Microsoft avoided an EU probe with a multi-million-euro settlement with CISPE. Addressing Oct. 1 terms, Brad Smith praised the resolution. CISPE members, including Amazon, can use Microsoft software on Azure at equivalent prices, with past losses compensated. The complaint to the European Commission excluded Google Cloud, AliCloud. Reported by Foo Yun Chee, edited by Toby Chopra, Christina Fincher.
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Microsoft to pay off cloud industry group to end EU antitrust complaint: report
Microsoft is close to finalizing a multimillion-euro deal with an Amazon-backed cloud lobby to resolve an antitrust complaint with the European Commission. The deal involves withdrawing the investigation request, potential payments, and agreements to not file legal complaints worldwide.
Microsoft hit with Spanish startups' complaint about cloud practices
The US tech giant ranks second in the cloud computing sector, behind market leader Amazon but is expected to close the gap rapidly as a clutch of generative AI features powered by OpenAI's technology attract business users.
South Africa to investigate Microsoft over cloud computing licensing practices
The South African case against Microsoft is likely to mirror the European Union antitrust case, according to the source. Microsoft is not aware of any complaint filed by the South African competition authority, the company said in an emailed statement.
Google steps up Microsoft criticism, warns of rival's monopoly in cloud
Google Cloud criticizes Microsoft's cloud computing practices, accusing them of seeking a monopoly that harms emerging technologies. Microsoft refutes the criticism, stating healthy competition exists. Trade group CISPE is in talks with Microsoft to resolve its EU antitrust complaint.
Microsoft in talks to end trade body's cloud computing complaint
CISPE, whose members include Amazon and 26 small EU cloud providers, filed a complaint with the European Commission in late 2022 alleging that Microsoft's new contractual terms imposed on October 1 were harming Europe's cloud computing ecosystem.
EU antitrust regulators quiz cloud rivals on Microsoft’s request for customer data
Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe alleged last November that Microsoft’s new contractual terms imposed on Oct. 1 together with other practices were harming the European cloud computing ecosystem.
Microsoft must do more to resolve antitrust issues, say European rivals
Resolving the complaints with the companies could help Microsoft stave off a possible EU antitrust investigation that could lead to a fine as much as 10% of its global turnover.
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