CISPE denies deal over antitrust complaint with Microsoft, Reuters reports

CISPE, whose members include Amazon (AMZN) and 26 small EU cloud providers, has denied a report from Politico that it is close to a deal with Microsoft (MSFT) to withdraw its antitrust complaint with the European Commission about the U.S. company’s cloud computing licensing practices, Reuters’ Gursimran Kaur, Utkarsh Shetti and Mrinmay Dey report. “These rumors are incorrect,” said Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, when contacted by Reuters about the Politico report. “Discussions between CISPE and Microsoft are ongoing, and while proposals have been made, no agreement has been reached.” “Any offer will need to be submitted for acceptance to the association’s General Assembly, which includes 34 European cloud providers located in over 14 Member States,” it added.