Google withdraws EU complaint as regulators turn attention to cloud power dynamics

Google has pulled its antitrust complaint against Microsoft after EU regulators launched a broader probe into how major cloud providers shape competition in the region. The company now plans to rely on the Commission’s new investigation, which examines whether Azure and AWS hold disproportionate influence in Europe’s cloud market. Regulators aim to determine within a year whether these platforms meet the threshold for Digital Markets Act “gatekeeper” obligations.