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Microsoft accuses Google of ‘shadow campaign’ to influence cloud regulation in Europe


Microsoft has accused Google of a 'shadow campaign' to influence cloud regulation in Europe, launching a new coalition in support.

Microsoft has accused its old foe Google of waging a clandestine war against the Azure cloud company, to curry favor with policymakers and antitrust authorities in Europe. “We are not anti any one company, we are a pro-market coalition that is focused on advocating for principles that will strengthen the marketplace for cloud services in Europe, principally openness and interoperability,” Stewart said. “We and many others believe that Microsoft’s anticompetitive practices lock-in customers and create negative downstream effects that impact cybersecurity, innovation, and choice,” the spokesperson said.

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