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Cloud concentration by Amazon, Microsoft, Google faces scrutiny in Japan regulator's upcoming report

By Sachiko Sakamaki and Toko Sekiguchi ( May 23, 2022, 05:23 GMT | Insight) -- Amazon, Microsoft and Google’s increasing market power in cloud computing services is the focus of an ongoing market survey by Japan’s antitrust watchdog, MLex has learned, in a move that will challenge the regulator to seek solutions that will alleviate competition concerns. The Japan Fair Trade Commission has found that the three US tech giants increased their combined market share to 60-70 percent in 2020, from only 5-10 percent in 201, as Japanese companies rapidly switch from on-premises information systems to agile cloud services, as part of their digitalization effort.Amazon, Microsoft and Google’s increasing market power in cloud computing services is the focus of an ongoing market survey by Japan’s antitrust watchdog, MLex has learned, in a move that will challenge the regulator to seek solutions that will alleviate competition concerns....

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