South African regulators target Microsoft Azure in antitrust complaint
South African antitrust authorities are poised to lodge a formal complaint against Microsoft Corp.’s Azure cloud division, citing concerns of monopolistic practices.
Antitrust
Telkom shares drop 25% as MTN walks away
MTN has walked away from talks to buy Telkom – a deal that would have created South Africa’s largest mobile-phone operator.
Flash Briefing: SA protests turn deadly; Google fined €500m; another black mark for J&J’s vaccine
Deadly protests that erupted in South Africa following Jacob Zuma’s jailing showed no signs of letting up, even as the SANDF deployed 2,500 soldiers.
Alibaba relieved as regulatory storm ends with record fine
Alibaba has thanked regulators for increasing oversight after the company received a record antitrust fine.
đź”’ In Google fine, shades of Microsoft 2001
It occurred to me a few days ago that there are a lot of similarities between the recent EU competition fine levied on Google and the famous 2001 Microsoft antitrust fine (antitrust is what they call competition issues Stateside).Â
Vodacom puts R7bn Neotel merger on ice, revises transaction structure
Vodacom was granted provisional approval by South Africa’s antitrust and communications regulators earlier this year to buy Neotel, expanding its Internet offering.
CEO of Microsoft to visit China
CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella is rumoured to visit China in September this year in response to allegations of antitrust activities by China’s antitrust regulator State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Microsoft is one of the many US companies (Yum Brand, Heinz, McDonald’s Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd) which have recently … Read more