(Reuters) – European Union regulators are probing if Microsoft is preventing its customers from buying security software from its competitors, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing a document the EU sent to at least one rival in January.
Companies over the years have complained about the tech giant’s practice of bundling its services and its growing cloud business.
Regulators from the European Commission, which serves as the EU’s competition watchdog, are examining Microsoft’s Entra ID software, previously known as Azure Active Directory, the report said.
The software lets companies control which personnel can log in to their cloud-based apps, the report added.
Alphabet’s Google Cloud on Monday ramped up its criticism of Microsoft’s cloud computing practices, saying its rival is seeking a monopoly that would harm the development of emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence.
Microsoft and the European Commission did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
(Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese; Editing by Maju Samuel)
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