06.11.2024 15:27:00
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Microsoft Deputy General Counsel Rima Alayli has claimed that Google is funding groups that purport to conduct independent research but are actually aimed at undermining Microsoft's position in the cloud services market.
According to Microsoft, Google is set to launch a new organization known as the Open Cloud Coalition. According to Alayli, the coalition will be presented as an alliance of independent European cloud providers, but in reality, Google fully controls and funds it. This organization will be the "face" of the campaign against Microsoft, while Google's role will be hidden.
Alayli claims that Google pays cloud providers or provides them with discounts to join the coalition. The goal of the campaign is to divert the attention of antitrust authorities from the many investigations that are being conducted against Google itself, and to shift the focus to Microsoft.
She also pointed to the existence of another Google-funded group called the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing (CFSL), which has repeatedly criticized Microsoft in the US, UK, and EU. The coalition is led by Ryan Triplett, a former Google lobbyist.
However, Google denies that it is a major sponsor of the CFSL, although it does support the organization and has expressed concerns about Microsoft’s cloud licenses, accusing it of creating barriers for customers who want to move their workloads to competitors’ clouds.
Google believes that Microsoft’s licensing policies limit innovation and choice, and negatively affect cybersecurity.
Alayli argues that Google’s efforts include not only creating affiliated groups, but also recruiting supposedly neutral experts and academics to criticize Microsoft in their research. This, she says, is aimed at undermining Microsoft’s reputation and promoting Google’s cloud services.
The tech giants have had conflict in Europe before, when Google offered $500 million to a group of cloud service providers in the EU (CISPE) to avoid entering into an agreement with Microsoft. At that time, the situation did not reach a serious level and the conflict was frozen as part of a "truce". However, now their confrontation may flare up again and reach a new stage.
According to Microsoft, Google is set to launch a new organization known as the Open Cloud Coalition. According to Alayli, the coalition will be presented as an alliance of independent European cloud providers, but in reality, Google fully controls and funds it. This organization will be the "face" of the campaign against Microsoft, while Google's role will be hidden.
Alayli claims that Google pays cloud providers or provides them with discounts to join the coalition. The goal of the campaign is to divert the attention of antitrust authorities from the many investigations that are being conducted against Google itself, and to shift the focus to Microsoft.
She also pointed to the existence of another Google-funded group called the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing (CFSL), which has repeatedly criticized Microsoft in the US, UK, and EU. The coalition is led by Ryan Triplett, a former Google lobbyist.
However, Google denies that it is a major sponsor of the CFSL, although it does support the organization and has expressed concerns about Microsoft’s cloud licenses, accusing it of creating barriers for customers who want to move their workloads to competitors’ clouds.
Google believes that Microsoft’s licensing policies limit innovation and choice, and negatively affect cybersecurity.
Alayli argues that Google’s efforts include not only creating affiliated groups, but also recruiting supposedly neutral experts and academics to criticize Microsoft in their research. This, she says, is aimed at undermining Microsoft’s reputation and promoting Google’s cloud services.
The tech giants have had conflict in Europe before, when Google offered $500 million to a group of cloud service providers in the EU (CISPE) to avoid entering into an agreement with Microsoft. At that time, the situation did not reach a serious level and the conflict was frozen as part of a "truce". However, now their confrontation may flare up again and reach a new stage.
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