Its complaint later won the support of a host of European online service providers, different from CISPE’s membership. In early 2021, German online storage service provider NextCloud filed a complaint with DG Comp regarding Microsoft bundling Onedrive with its Microsoft365 software suite. It’s not the first such complaint the Commission has received from Microsoft rivals, though. Microsoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. Earlier in 2021, Nextcloud filed an official complaint with the EU Directorate-General for Competition against Microsoft and we are currently requesting the Bundeskartellamt to investigate against Microsoft due to its various dominant market positions which are of paramount importance across several digital markets in Germany. At the end of that investigation, it may issue a statement of objections, to which the parties to the case may respond before the Commission reaches a formal decision, which may result in enforcing action or a fine. Then, it may choose to open an investigation into whether that dominance is being abused. The first step in that procedure is to determine whether Microsoft holds a dominant position in the market the complaint concerns. Microsoft, files official complaint November 29, Brussels - A coalition of EU software and cloud businesses joined Nextcloud GmbH in respect of their formal. CISPE declined to provide full details of its complaint, citing the need to give the European Commission’s case team time to read it first, but has released an executive summary.Ī European Commission spokeswoman said that CISPE had informed the Commission it would submit a complaint against Microsoft, and that the Commission would assess it based on its standard procedure. By negotiating a contract with an EU-based provider of cloud services, the EDPS is delivering on its commitments, as set out in its 2020-2024 Strategy, to support EUIs in leading by example to safeguard digital rights and process data responsibly.
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