Microsoft wasn't CISPE's only suitor, Google's keen too
Briefly

Microsoft's playbook of paying off complainants rather than addressing the substance of their complaint hurts businesses and shouldn't fool anyone.
Google offered to double the financial payment offered by Microsoft - alongside a contribution from AWS - and threw in half a billion Euros in software benefits for CISPE members over five years.
Microsoft wanted the complaint settled in return for its largesse.
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