Google Accuses Microsoft of Abusing Dominance in Cloud (2)

Google has ramped up a legal squabble with Microsoft Corp. over the lucrative cloud market, accusing the US software giant of abusing its market dominance in a formal complaint to the European Union’s antitrust watchdog.

The Alphabet Inc. unit alleged that Microsoft’s licensing terms for Azure cloud services restricts customers accessing rival platforms, including Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services. It said Microsoft’s conduct amounts to an abuse of dominance under EU law, according to a summary of the complaint.

Google also argued that Microsoft’s dominance in the cloud sector risks exposing EU citizens to security risks and IT ...