After the EU, a South African agency is investigating Microsoft for alleged anti-competitive practices
It is similar to the EU anti-trust case
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Recently, Microsoft was in the news after Slack complained to the EU Commission about unfair competitive practices related to Microsoft Teams. This led to an announcement that Microsoft will sell Teams separately at $5.25. However, the Redmond tech giant is still not in the clear.
Microsoft is in trouble again as another antitrust case has been registered for alleged anti-competitive practices. This time, a South African agency has filed a case against its cloud computing business practices.
According to Reuters, the South African company is investigating Microsoft over its cloud computing licensing practices. The basis of this case is the same as the European Union antitrust one.
When Reuters reached the tech giant for a comment, they said the company is not aware of any complaint filed by the South African competition authority.
The South African agency didn’t respond to Reuters’ request for comment. The other details about the case file are not known as of now, but it is not the first time Microsoft has faced issues like these in the cloud computing arena.
These complaints underscore the growing global scrutiny on the big tech companies and their business practices, and Microsoft’s denial that it was aware of this latest complaint shows that there will be a legal battle ahead.
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