{"id":8345,"date":"2025-11-28T13:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=8345"},"modified":"2025-11-28T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:05:15","slug":"google-withdraws-eu-complaint-as-regulators-turn-attention-to-cloud-power-dynamics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/google-withdraws-eu-complaint-as-regulators-turn-attention-to-cloud-power-dynamics\/","title":{"rendered":"Google withdraws EU complaint as regulators turn attention to cloud power dynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Google<\/a> has pulled its antitrust complaint against <a href=\"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/microsoft-confirms-u-s-cloud-act-can-override-eu-data-protections\/\">Microsoft<\/a> after EU regulators launched a broader probe into how major cloud providers shape competition in the region. 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