Microsoft’s Cloud Sparks EU Complaint by Amazon-Linked Group (1)

A collection of Microsoft Corp.’s rivals including OVH and Amazon.com Inc.’s AWS fired off an antitrust complaint to European Union watchdogs alleging the software giant uses unfair licensing practices to lure customers in the region to its cloud infrastructure.

CISPE, a European cloud-company policy group, said it’s calling for a probe into Microsoft’s business model before some companies are shut out of the market, causing “material harm to customers.” It’s the fourth current complaint targeting Microsoft at the Brussels-based European Commission.

There is fear among CISPE members, who are “very concerned about the potential pushback from Microsoft,” Francisco ...