The Ofcom finds that “hyperscalers” like AWS and Microsoft Azure are limiting competition in UK's cloud market by making it difficult for businesses to switch
- Ofcom is concerned that so-called “hyperscalers” like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure are limiting competition in the cloud computing market.
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Discussion
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@arjunkharpal
Arjun Kharpal
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Amazon and Microsoft's cloud dominance referred for UK competition probe. UK regulators continuing on the front foot against U.S. big tech firms. I believe they probably have one eye on the AI market and are concerned about $AMZN + $MSFT dominance there https://www.cnbc.com/...
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@ryan_browne_
Ryan Browne
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This is big. Ofcom, the media watchdog, has referred its probe into the UK cloud industry to the CMA. This means that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, the market leaders, will face much tougher scrutiny. https://www.cnbc.com/...