Google's complaint accuses Microsoft of establishing prohibitively high costs for cloud customers needing to migrate work from Azure to other platforms, thereby restricting competition.
Google estimates that Microsoft's cloud licensing terms are costing European businesses €1 billion annually, harming both companies and governments and diminishing the competitive landscape.
A European Commission spokesperson confirmed receiving Google's complaint and stated, "We will assess it according to our standard procedures," indicating a formal evaluation will take place.
Microsoft expressed confidence that the EC would dismiss Google's complaint, noting previous successful resolutions with the European cloud providers, which reflected positively on their practices.
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