License to compete: Regulators must step in to even the cloud playing field  

After more than a decade of delay, regulators in three of Microsoft’s major cloud markets — the U.S., the United Kingdom and the European Union — may finally be taking steps to hold the tech giant accountable for its anticompetitive behavior.

It is imperative that each of them act decisively, and soon. Given Microsoft’s long history of anticompetitive behavior, regulatory intervention is the only way to prevent the company from continuing to abuse its market power to lock in customers across the globe.