When Animoca Brands was founded in 2014, it mainly focused on developing games for smartphones and tablets. As reported by the Wall Street Journal quoting people familiar with the matter, the complaint focuses on the way Microsoft licenses its products, such as its Office productivity suite, “that may make it more expensive to use cloud services that compete with Microsoft’s Azure cloud.” The lawsuit came amidst a heightened government oversight in the cloud market of late, especially when it comes to European policymakers and lawmakers. Otherwise, cloud service providers like Inc, Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are often lightly regulated compared with some other crucial industries. Microsoft in particular has been fortunate enough to have not been at the center of attention, unlike its fellow rivals. That too is mainly attributed to its ‘playing-it-safe’ nature following its own antitrust battles two decades ago when the US Department of Justice and the EU sued Microsoft for its business practices. “Through abusing its dominant position, Microsoft undermines fair competition and limits consumer choice in the cloud computing services market,” a spokeswoman for OVHcloud told WSJ. Microsoft on the other hand, have yet to confirm on the complaint, but a spokesperson said, as opposed to OVHcloud’s claims, European cloud companies are in fact building successful businesses using Microsoft products. “Cloud providers enjoy many options to provide cloud services to their customers using Microsoft software, whether purchased by the customer or the partner. We’re continuously evaluating how we can best support partners and make Microsoft software available to customers across all environments, including those of other cloud providers,” the company said in a statement. TECH GIANTS Microsoft’s Activision acquisition – what it means for the metaverse & beyondĮven though when it comes to cloud market share, Microsoft doesn’t hold a dominant position, there is a concern about the company bundling its historical strength in areas like business applications with its fast-growing cloud business.
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