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Amazon, Microsoft Face EU Gatekeeper Push

The European Commission has reached a preliminary position that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. This move follows market investigations into cloud computing services and their role in AI ecosystems. Both companies have criticized the preliminary assessment.

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EU regulators have moved from initial investigations to a preliminary position that AWS and Azure meet gatekeeper criteria.

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  1. EU Commission Targets Amazon and Microsoft Cloud Units for Gatekeeper Status

    The European Commission has reached a preliminary position that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. This move follows market investigations into cloud computing services and their role in AI ecosystems. Both companies have criticized the preliminary assessment.

    What's confirmed:

    • The European Commission opened market investigations to assess if Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act.
    • The Commission reached a preliminary position that the market leading cloud services of Amazon and Microsoft should be designated under the DMA.
    • Amazon and Microsoft have criticized the preliminary assessment by the European Commission.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • The move follows a seven-month probe to impose strict obligations and foster fairer competition.
    • Brussels is tightening rules on US cloud providers to push for tech sovereignty.
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