French cloud computing services provider and complainant
OVHcloud is also waiting for a more concrete proposal from Microsoft, a person
with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Resolving the complaints with the companies could help
Microsoft stave off a possible EU antitrust investigation that could lead to a
fine as much as 10 percent of its global turnover.
Nextcloud took its grievance to the European Commission in
2021, alleging that Microsoft abuses its dominance by bundling its OneDrive
cloud storage service with its Windows 10 and 11 operating system.
Microsoft, which has been hit with more than EUR 1.6 billion
in EU antitrust fines in the previous decade, reached out a year ago but did
not talk about the bundling issues, Nextcloud Chief Executive Frank Karlitschek
said on Wednesday.
"I would be interested in more talks but it would have
to be a serious conversation," he told Reuters.
The complaints by OVHcloud, Italian cloud service provider
Aruba and a Danish association of cloud service providers focused on
Microsoft's cloud practices and licensing deals.
Microsoft said it introduced changes to its licensing
practices in October last year that addressed feedback received from European
cloud providers.
"We are grateful for the productive conversations that
led us there and appreciate the feedback that we have received since," a
Microsoft spokesperson said.
Aruba and the Danish Cloud Community declined to comment.
A spokesperson for trade group CISPE which filed a complaint
about the company's cloud computing practices to the Commission last year, said
Microsoft reached out last week offering to discuss changes.
Cispe's members include cloud computing market leader
Amazon.com. © Reuters
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