OVHcloud sues Microsoft for antitrust violations for hindering competition for cloud services
It turns out that Microsoft has been sued by OVH Groupe SAS, which offers its peer OVHcloud, for abusing its monopoly position and hindering competition in the cloud computing services market.
Microsoft Faces Antitrust Complaint in Europe About Its Cloud Services --WSJ
Microsoft Office faces antitrust scrutiny in Europe --Protocol
According to the Wall Street Journal news site, the complaint was filed by OVH Groupe SAS in the summer of 2021 with the European Commission.
According to OVH Groupe SAS, which filed the complaint, Microsoft is licensing Office products to make Azure Cloud cheaper than its competitors. 'Microsoft is abusing its monopoly position in the cloud computing market, compromising fair competition and limiting consumer choice,' said a spokeswoman for OVH Groupe SAS.
Regarding 'non-competitive behavior' in Microsoft's cloud market, Slack filed a complaint with the EU in 2020 that the bundle of Microsoft Teams and Office violates the antitrust law, and the online storage software NextCloud And other corporate alliances claim that it is a non-competitive act that abuses the dominant position to encourage the use of Microsoft accounts and use OneDrive on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
EU business alliance complains that 'Microsoft offers OneDrive bundled with Windows is anti-competitive'-GIGAZINE
According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft 'continues to evaluate what is best for supporting partners and delivering Microsoft software to their customers in all environments, including other cloud service providers. '.
The usage rate of Microsoft's cloud service 'Microsoft Azure' increased by 775% between 2019 and 2020 due to the expansion of remote work due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
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