Has the Softie Been Winged by EU Antitrust Regulators?
April 25, 2022
I read “ Microsoft on EU Antitrust Regulators’ Radar after Cloud Practices Complaints by Rivals.” The big outfit in Redmond has been keeping a low profile, allowing Amazon, Apple, Facebook / Zuckbook, and Google take the glow in the dark paint ball pellets. Now the Softie has been splatted in acid green polyethylene glycol. Lookin’ good in spring colors I suppose.
The write up states:
Microsoft’s rivals and customers have been served a questionnaire with various queries by EU antitrust regulators seeking information about the company’s business and licensing deals. The latest action hints at a possible formal investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business that might take place down the line.
Paint balls can sting, but direct hits are fairly safe, just messy. Take two or three in one eye, and the target might stumble around looking for a safe haven.
What competitors are not happy with Microsoft’s approach to the cloud market? The write up names NextCloud and OVHcloud, and others may have shared their thoughts.
The next volley of shots may not be from paint ball guns. More lethal weapons might be flown over the customer centric folks in Redmond. Microsoft has coughed up money in the past, and it may have to bleed some cash to make the possible legal drones stop dropping grenades from the clouds.
Stephen E Arnold, April xx, 2022
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