On Tuesday, Amazon and Alphabet subsidiary Google slammed Microsoft's cloud computing changes, claiming they limit competition and discourage customers from switching to rival cloud service providers.
The software behemoth announced amended licensing deals and other changes on Monday that will go into effect on October 1 and, according to the company, will make it easier for cloud service providers to compete. more info
The deals will exclude Amazon, Google, Alibaba, and Microsoft's own cloud services.
Microsoft's move came after smaller European Union competitors took their complaints about Microsoft's cloud service practices to EU antitrust regulators, who then questioned market participants about the issue and the impact they have seen.
Amazon, the leading cloud service provider, was harsh in its criticisms, trailed by Microsoft and Google.
"Microsoft is now doubling-down on the same harmful practices by implementing even more restrictions in an unfair attempt to limit the competition it faces – rather than listening to its customers and restoring fair software licensing in the cloud for everyone," a spokesperson for its cloud service unit AWS said in an email.
Marcus Jadotte, Google Cloud's vice president of government affairs and policy, was equally critical.
"The promise of the cloud is flexible, elastic computing without contractual lock-ins," he said in a tweet.
"Customers should be able to move freely across platforms and choose the technology that works best for them, rather than what works best for Microsoft," Jadotte said.
(Source.www.business-standard.com)
The software behemoth announced amended licensing deals and other changes on Monday that will go into effect on October 1 and, according to the company, will make it easier for cloud service providers to compete. more info
The deals will exclude Amazon, Google, Alibaba, and Microsoft's own cloud services.
Microsoft's move came after smaller European Union competitors took their complaints about Microsoft's cloud service practices to EU antitrust regulators, who then questioned market participants about the issue and the impact they have seen.
Amazon, the leading cloud service provider, was harsh in its criticisms, trailed by Microsoft and Google.
"Microsoft is now doubling-down on the same harmful practices by implementing even more restrictions in an unfair attempt to limit the competition it faces – rather than listening to its customers and restoring fair software licensing in the cloud for everyone," a spokesperson for its cloud service unit AWS said in an email.
Marcus Jadotte, Google Cloud's vice president of government affairs and policy, was equally critical.
"The promise of the cloud is flexible, elastic computing without contractual lock-ins," he said in a tweet.
"Customers should be able to move freely across platforms and choose the technology that works best for them, rather than what works best for Microsoft," Jadotte said.
(Source.www.business-standard.com)
