Microsoft offers ‘pay-as-you-go’ software concession to cloud rivals after bowing to pressure
Friday, 18 July 2025 () Microsoft will allow its cloud rivals to offer ‘pay-as-you-go’ software to their customers after bowing to pressure over its licensing practices. The US tech giant attracted criticism for the way it offered exclusive software deals to customers of its Azure cloud platform, which rivals said made it difficult for them to compete. But in a [...]