Exclusive-Microsoft reaches agreement to resolve CISPE antitrust complaint

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft has reached a settlement over a CISPE antitrust complaint regarding its cloud computing licensing practices, the U.S. tech giant and trade body said on Wednesday.

Microsoft will develop a product that will enable CISPE members to run Microsoft software on their platforms on the US tech giant’s Azure cloud infrastructure, at prices equal to Microsoft’s, CISPE said.

The group said Microsoft will also compensate CISPE members for lost revenue related to licensing costs over the past two years.

(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Toby Chopra)