Google said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint against Microsoft at the European Commission, accusing its rival of "anticompetitive" licensing practices to force customers to use its cloud service. The complaint was filed on Tuesday.

Google said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint against Microsoft at the European Commission, accusing its rival of "anticompetitive" licensing practices to force customers to use its cloud service. The complaint was filed on Tuesday.

Google said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint against Microsoft at the European Commission, accusing its rival of "anticompetitive" licensing practices to force customers to use its cloud service.

Google has reportedly filed a fresh antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Brussels alleging unfair cloud computing practices.

Google said in an antitrust complaint that Microsoft uses unfair licensing contracts in its Azure cloud computing business to stifle competition.

Complaint cites "steep penalties" for Microsoft customers using other providers.

Microsoft said it expects Google's allegations will fall flat with EU watchdogs