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Which major cloud competitor will respond to the Microsoft antitrust lawsuit by mid-2025?
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UK•Windows Server•Amazon Web Services•AWS•Google Cloud•Alibaba•US•Competition Appeal Tribunal•Microsoft
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AWS responds • 25%
Google Cloud responds • 25%
Alibaba responds • 25%
No significant response • 25%
Public statements or strategic changes announced by AWS, Google Cloud, or Alibaba
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Microsoft Faces £1 Billion UK Antitrust Lawsuit Over Cloud Licensing
Dec 3, 2024, 11:12 AM
Microsoft Corp. is facing a £1 billion ($1.27 billion) antitrust lawsuit in the UK, alleging that the company unfairly charges businesses higher fees to run its Windows Server software on rival cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Alibaba. The lawsuit, filed by a US law firm with the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal, claims that Microsoft's practices result in overcharging for cloud services, potentially affecting thousands of businesses. This legal action is part of a broader scrutiny of Microsoft's cloud licensing practices, which some argue stifles competition in the cloud computing market.
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Amazon • 25%
Meta • 25%
Apple • 25%
Google • 25%
Amazon • 25%
Microsoft • 25%
Alphabet • 25%
None • 25%
Dismissal • 25%
Settlement • 25%
Ongoing • 25%
Prosecution • 25%
Deal dissolution • 25%
No action taken • 25%
Fine imposed • 25%
Other regulatory action • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Criticize OpenAI • 25%
Support OpenAI • 25%
Mixed responses • 25%
No comment • 25%
Other strategic move • 25%
Major restructuring • 25%
Divestment of a major asset • 25%
No major changes • 25%
Google sues Microsoft • 25%
Other legal action • 25%
OpenAI sues Google • 25%
Microsoft sues Google • 25%