Microsoft announced this morning that it was changing its cloud licensing policies to address complaints from European cloud providers.
Recent European Union Stories
EU Commission Says Apple Pay Abused its Dominant Position on iOS
BY Laurent Giret with 37 Comments
In a preliminary view, the European Commission announced today that Apple Pay mobile has abused its dominant position and prevented other mobile wallet solutions to compete.
EU’s Digital Services Act Aims to Make Big Tech Accountable
BY Laurent Giret with 30 Comments
EU's Digital Services Act is a new set of rules aiming to make big tech companies accountable for the content users encounter on the Internet.
EU Carries On With Common Charger Plans
BY Laurent Giret with 46 Comments
The European Union’s plan to set USB-C as the new charging standard on portable devices reached a new milestone yesterday.
EU Aims to Open Up Big Tech’s Walled Gardens with Digital Markets Act
BY Laurent Giret with 25 Comments
EU Parliament and Council negotiators reached a consensus on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a new set of rules aiming to limit the power of the biggest technology companies.
EU Overturns Intel’s Antitrust Conviction, €1 Billion Fine
BY Paul Thurrott with 4 Comments
The EU General Court today annulled a 2009 antitrust decision against Intel, reversing its record €1 billion fine in the process.
EU Companies Complain that Chinese Sanction Favors U.S. Tech Firms
BY Paul Thurrott with 12 Comments
EU tech firms complain the U.S. sanctions against Huawei and SMIC shuts them out of the Chinese tech market while U.S. tech firms can get exceptions.
Margrethe Vestager to Head EU Digital Affairs Too
BY Paul Thurrott with 6 Comments
European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has been given additional responsibilities related to digital affairs.
Microsoft Wants the US to Have Its Own GDPR
BY Mehedi Hassan with 18 Comments
Almost a year after GDPR went into effect, Microsoft is calling for the US to have its own privacy framework that works with GDPR.
