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Coca-Cola sips on a $1.1 billion of Microsoft's cloud and AI brew, amid 'anti-competitive' probe by antitrust regulators
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April 24, 2024

Coca-Cola sips on a $1.1 billion of Microsoft’s cloud and AI brew, amid ‘anti-competitive’ probe by antitrust regulators

- Coca-Cola and Microsoft have entered into a five-year partnership valued at billion - Coca-Cola will have access to Azure OpenAI Service and Copilot for Microsoft 365 - Coca-Cola is focused on becoming a digital-first enterprise and is using AI to enhance productivity - Microsoft has faced scrutiny over its cloud computing practices, with allegations of anti-competitive behavior - Complaints suggest that Microsoft's dominance in the cloud computing sector may limit consumer choice and increase costs
Microsoft is facing an investigation by a South African antitrust watchdog for alleged "anti-competitive" practices in its cloud computing business.
Winsage
April 6, 2024

Microsoft is facing an investigation by a South African antitrust watchdog for alleged “anti-competitive” practices in its cloud computing business.

- South African agency to scrutinize Microsoft's cloud computing licensing practices, similar to ongoing investigation in the EU - Microsoft recently decoupled Teams from Office 365 suite globally following complaints of anticompetitive behavior - Cloud computing disputes involving Microsoft include accusations of market dominance and inflating costs in Europe - Microsoft and Amazon's hyper-scale cloud services under investigation by UK's Competition and Markets Authority for stifling competition - Google has urged UK's Competition and Markets Authority to address Microsoft's competitive practices in the cloud computing sector
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