#cispe

#cispe

European cloud infrastructure providers issue ultimatum to Microsoft over pricing and feature discrimination.

CISPE files a complaint with EU antitrust cops against Microsoft for unfair practices. [ more ]

Microsoft is in discussions with the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) trade body regarding concerns about how customers are charged when using Microsoft's online productivity tools on competitors' public clouds.

CISPE filed a formal complaint against Microsoft in November 2022, urging the European Commission to investigate the alleged anti-competitive licensing practices by Microsoft. [ more ]

The Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) association is back at the negotiating table to resolve its lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged anti-competitive licensing policies.

The lawsuit hinges on the higher costs of buying and running Microsoft products in cloud infrastructure outside of Azure, as well as the policy change that requires customers to buy separate licenses for non-Azure clouds. [ more ]