Google has lodged a formal complaint with the European Union’s antitrust authority, accusing Microsoft of abusing its market dominance in the cloud services sector. The complaint alleges that Microsoft’s licensing terms for Azure hinder customers from accessing competing platforms such as Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services, which Google claims poses security risks and potential IT failures. Microsoft has dismissed Google’s allegations, noting a previous amicable settlement over similar concerns with smaller European cloud providers and asserting confidence in its position. The EU is now reviewing the complaint as part of its standard procedures.
