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The Register: Brit watchdog pushes to rein in Microsoft and AWS with ‘strategic market status’

Jul 31, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/cma_aws_microsoft_sms/ Source: The Register Title: Brit watchdog pushes to rein in Microsoft and AWS with ‘strategic market status’ Feedly Summary: Regulators around the globe pay attention as results of 21-month cloud probe published Britain’s competition regulator says Microsoft and AWS are using their dominance to harm UK cloud customers and proposes to designate…

The Register: Watchdog fails to stop big vendor lock-in, say UK cloud market’s smaller players

Mar 6, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/cma_overlooks_factors_hurting_small/ Source: The Register Title: Watchdog fails to stop big vendor lock-in, say UK cloud market’s smaller players Feedly Summary: Global giants shouldn’t be allowed to make ‘committed spend’ public sector deals and make discounts we cannot match Britain’s competition regulator is facing biting criticism from local cloud providers for declining to act…

The Register: Cloud market working well… if you’re AWS and Microsoft

Jan 28, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/microsoft_and_aws_cma_provisional_findings/ Source: The Register Title: Cloud market working well… if you’re AWS and Microsoft Feedly Summary: UK regulator files report on health of local sector, says technical barriers and Redmond’s licensing practices hurting smaller rivals + customers The UK’s market regulator says “competition is not working as well as it could" in the…

Slashdot: Cloud Services Market Is ‘Not Working,’ Says UK Regulator

Jan 28, 2025

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Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/28/1411257/cloud-services-market-is-not-working-says-uk-regulator?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Cloud Services Market Is ‘Not Working,’ Says UK Regulator Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has identified significant competition issues in the cloud services market, which is predominantly controlled by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft. This lack of competition is…

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The Register: Brit watchdog pushes to rein in Microsoft and AWS with ‘strategic market status’

The Register: Watchdog fails to stop big vendor lock-in, say UK cloud market’s smaller players

The Register: Cloud market working well… if you’re AWS and Microsoft

Slashdot: Cloud Services Market Is ‘Not Working,’ Says UK Regulator