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Google drops EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft amid cloud probe
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Event summary
Google LLC has withdrawn its antitrust complaint against Microsoft Corp. in the European Union, following the European Commission's launch of its own antitrust probe into Microsoft's cloud practices. Google's initial complaint focused on Microsoft's 2019 licensing changes for Windows Server, which allegedly made it more expensive to run Windows Server on Google Cloud. The EU's ongoing investigation will assess whether Microsoft Azure qualifies as a core platform service under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), potentially subjecting it to stricter regulatory requirements.