Microsoft, Amazon Cloud Services Face Tough EU Antitrust Law (1)

Microsoft Corp.’s Azure and Amazon Web Services are on a collision course with the European Union’s tough digital competition rulebook, after an initial probe into their power over the cloud.

The European Commission is set to unveil its preliminary findings as early as next week, stating that AWS and Azure seem to meet the requirements to face the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke under condition of anonymity.

The people added that a final decision — after the early-stage findings — is expected by the end of this year but ...