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A new settlement between Microsoft and a group of cloud server companies in Europe could help the company keep the European Union from launching a formal investigation into Microsoft's cloud division.
Reuters reports that the Association of Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers of Europe (CISPE) has accepted a $20 million euro ($21.7 million) settlement from Microsoft. The CISPE includes one of Microsoft's big cloud competitors, Amazon Web Services, as one of its members, along with a number of smaller cloud companies.
Previously, the CISPE sent a complaint to the EU's regulatory body, the European Commission, claiming that Microsoft's cloud business practices were negatively affecting competition from other companies.
TechCrunch reports that in addition to the monetary settlement, Microsoft has agreed to let the members of the CISPE run Microsoft's software.
Microsoft makes a $21.7 million deal with European cloud companies to try to avoid EU probe
The CISPE, a group of European cloud server companies, has reached a settlement with Microsoft that may help the company avoid a European Union antitrust investigation into its cloud business.
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