LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon and Microsoft's dominant position in cloud computing has an adverse effect on competition, exacerbated by technical and commercial barriers to switching, an inquiry group from
UK Inquiry Highlights Amazon and Microsoft's Cloud Market Dominance
Impact of Cloud Dominance on Competition
LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon and Microsoft's dominant position in cloud computing has an adverse effect on competition, exacerbated by technical and commercial barriers to switching, an inquiry group from Britain's antitrust regulator said.
CMA's Strategic Market Status Consideration
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) inquiry group said on Thursday the regulator should investigate whether to consider designating the two companies with strategic market status (SMS) in cloud services, which would give it power to impose tailored conditions.
Market Share of Major Providers
It noted, however, that the CMA has said it will not consider launching future SMS investigations until early next year.
Google is the third main cloud services provider, but it has a much smaller share than its rivals.
(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Sarah Young)
