<p>Alphabet's Google Cloud has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive cloud computing practices and criticised imminent deals with European cloud vendors, saying these do not solve broader concerns about its licensing terms.</p>.<p>Google Cloud Vice President Amit Zavery urged EU antitrust regulators to take a closer look at the issue.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/nclat-upholds-rs-133776-crore-fine-imposed-on-google-by-cci-1204627.html" target="_blank">NCLAT upholds Rs 1,337.76 crore fine imposed on Google by CCI</a></strong></p>.<p>Google Cloud's first public comments on Microsoft and its EU deals underscores the rivalry between the two US tech giants in the multi-billion-dollar cloud computing business where Google trails market leader Amazon and second-ranked Microsoft.</p>.<p>"Microsoft definitely has a very anti-competitive posture in cloud. They are leveraging a lot of their dominance in the on-premise business as well as Office 365 and Windows to tie Azure and the rest of cloud services and make it hard for customers to have a choice," Zavery told <em>Reuters </em>in an interview late on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"When we talk to a lot of our customers, they find a lot of these bundling practices, as well as the way they create pricing and licensing restrictions, make it difficult for them to choose other providers," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/microsoft-offers-to-change-cloud-practices-to-settle-antitrust-complaints-1204488.html" target="_blank">Microsoft offers to change cloud practices to settle antitrust complaints</a></strong></p>.<p>He criticised Microsoft's deals with smaller European cloud vendors.</p>.<p>Microsoft has offered to change its cloud computing practices in a deal with smaller rivals which in turn will suspend their antitrust complaints, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters this week. The move will stave off an EU investigation.</p>
<p>Alphabet's Google Cloud has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive cloud computing practices and criticised imminent deals with European cloud vendors, saying these do not solve broader concerns about its licensing terms.</p>.<p>Google Cloud Vice President Amit Zavery urged EU antitrust regulators to take a closer look at the issue.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/nclat-upholds-rs-133776-crore-fine-imposed-on-google-by-cci-1204627.html" target="_blank">NCLAT upholds Rs 1,337.76 crore fine imposed on Google by CCI</a></strong></p>.<p>Google Cloud's first public comments on Microsoft and its EU deals underscores the rivalry between the two US tech giants in the multi-billion-dollar cloud computing business where Google trails market leader Amazon and second-ranked Microsoft.</p>.<p>"Microsoft definitely has a very anti-competitive posture in cloud. They are leveraging a lot of their dominance in the on-premise business as well as Office 365 and Windows to tie Azure and the rest of cloud services and make it hard for customers to have a choice," Zavery told <em>Reuters </em>in an interview late on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"When we talk to a lot of our customers, they find a lot of these bundling practices, as well as the way they create pricing and licensing restrictions, make it difficult for them to choose other providers," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/microsoft-offers-to-change-cloud-practices-to-settle-antitrust-complaints-1204488.html" target="_blank">Microsoft offers to change cloud practices to settle antitrust complaints</a></strong></p>.<p>He criticised Microsoft's deals with smaller European cloud vendors.</p>.<p>Microsoft has offered to change its cloud computing practices in a deal with smaller rivals which in turn will suspend their antitrust complaints, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters this week. The move will stave off an EU investigation.</p>