- Microsoft was supposed to make specific changes to the EU in Azure last month
- ECCO published its second Amber against Microsoft report
- The company must now engage in plan B
Microsoft failed to provide a specific special version to the EU Azure – an important step which it had to reach by mid -April 2025.
Washington’s technology giant had previously committed to building a Hospital product for EU suppliers, promising features such as multi-logging, unlimited virtualization and SQL Server SQL Server.
Everything stems from an antitrust complaint of November 2022, when Cispe accused Microsoft of engaging in anti -competitive business practices which saw it promoting its own Azure cloud on competitors.
Microsoft has missed an important antitrust cispe step
Cispe complained that it was more expensive to execute Microsoft Software on Rivale Cloud platforms than on Azure, so the company is committed to modifying some of its license terms to open competition.
The European Cloud Competition Observatory (ECCO) has published its second report on Microsoft, maintaining its Amber note – not a good look for a company that has been the subject of antitrust surveys worldwide. “Some concerns exist, but corrective actions have been proposed,” explains ECCO.
“Although there have been setbacks, in particular in the delivery of a resolution based on the product, the two parties continue to engage in positive discussions,” wrote Cispe.
The secretary general of the CISPE, Francisco MINONRANCE, said: “It is disappointing that the proposed product has not delivered, but it is not at the end of the agreement. Phase 2 opens the door to discuss alternative and equivalent solutions which allow CISPE of Cispe members and the CISPE infrastructure providers to compare fairly, while offering Microsoft Productivity Tools their customers “. “”
Microsoft must now offer alternatives – a plan B – by July 10, 2025, or to face a new potential legal action. In the meantime, the UMC of the United Kingdom continues to review the company’s license tactics.
Techradar Pro asked the company more details on the deadline, but we did not receive an immediate response.
