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How should resellers react to the decision from the Competition and Market Authority to investigate Microsoft?
Policing the Skys The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Microsoft’s potential cloud monopoly, focusing on licensing practices that create structural dependency and lock customers into the Azure ecosystem. Critics warn that excluding AWS from similar scrutiny creates a regulatory imbalance and an uneven playing field. Furthermore, this market concentration harms resellers and MSPs by squeezing margins and limiting their ability to differentiate. Experts urge the CMA to mandate structural reforms, fair licensing, and enforceable interoperability standards.
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