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Microsoft Accuses Google of 'Shadow Campaigns' to Undermine Azure Cloud Business in Europe
Oct 28, 2024, 08:10 PM
Microsoft has accused Google of engaging in 'shadow campaigns' to undermine its cloud computing business, specifically targeting its Azure cloud services. According to Microsoft, these tactics include lobbying regulators, spreading misinformation, and funding biased research. The software giant claims that Google is conducting these campaigns to discredit Microsoft with competition authorities and policymakers, particularly in Europe. Microsoft alleges that Google is attempting to turn monopoly regulators and the public against Microsoft to distract from Google's own antitrust issues. The accusations were made in a public statement and a blog entry, where Microsoft also mentioned an astroturf group designed to mislead the public.
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