
“This is quite similar to what Microsoft did when it killed competition in the browser market, stopping nearly all browser innovation for over a decade. Copy an innovators’ product, bundle it with your own dominant product and kill their business, then stop innovating.


Together with the other members of the coalition, we are asking the antitrust authorities in Europe to enforce a level playing field, giving customers a free choice and to give competition a fair chance,” said Frank Karlitschek, CEO and founder of Nextcloud GmbH This kind of behavior is bad for the consumer, for the market and, of course, for local businesses in the EU. The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition exists precisely for the purpose of preventing this kind of abusive behavior and keeping the market competitive and fair for all players. Nextcloud GmbH has filed an official complaint with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition about the abusive practices of Microsoft related to OneDrive.
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Nextcloud GmbH has also filed a request with the German anti-trust authorities (the “Bundeskartellamt”) for an investigation against Microsoft and is discussing a complaint in France with its coalition members.ĭozens of European SMEs organisations support these efforts to push back against Big Tech and create a level playing field, supporting innovation and local (European) businesses.Ī full list of these companies as well as non-profits and industry consortia can be found on. #NEXTCLOUD EUROPEAN MICROSOFT ONEDRIVE TEAMS FULL# #NEXTCLOUD EUROPEAN MICROSOFT ONEDRIVE TEAMS SOFTWARE#.#NEXTCLOUD EUROPEAN MICROSOFT ONEDRIVE TEAMS FULL#.
