UK's CMA considers investigating AWS and Microsoft for dominating the cloud computing market.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is considering investigating Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft's cloud services under new digital markets rules, due to concerns over limited competition in the £9 billion cloud computing market. The CMA notes that AWS and Microsoft each hold about 40% of the market, and technical barriers make it hard for users to switch providers. If designated with strategic market status, these companies would face special measures to boost competition.

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