La tassa iniqua sulle licenze software da un miliardo di euro colpisce i clienti UE
Il rapporto del Professor Jenny sulle Pratiche Sleali di Licenze Software: una quantificazione...
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L’injuste taxe à 1 milliard d’euros pour les clients européens de licences logicielles
Le rapport du Professeur Jenny « Pratiques déloyales en matière de licences logicielles : A...
The Billion Euro Unfair Software Licence Tax on EU Customers
Professor Jenny’s Report: Unfair Software Licensing Practices: A quantification of the cost for...
Agent Smith and The Microsoft Matrix – Or how Microsoft spent the past 12 months convincing us that the Azure pill is the best choice
Agent Smith and The Microsoft Matrix Or how Microsoft spent the past 12 months convincing us that...
Upcoming study hints at ‘cartel-like’ behaviour by large legacy software providers
During the inaugural CISPE Cloud Summit on the 22nd of March, renowned economics professor...
Microsoft opens settlement negotiations with CISPE
Following media reports that Aruba, OVHcloud and the Danish Cloud Community prepare to settle...
CISPE Marks 2nd Anniversary of the Ten Principles with European Fair Software Day
13 April 2023. Brussels. It is two years since CISPE launched the Ten Principles for Fair Software...
No Smoke without Fire
Yesterday, UK regulator Ofcom published its interim report into the Cloud Services Market based on...
24-Months On, And We’re Still Waiting for A Principle-Based Solution To Unfair Software Licensing
Lots of promises – but no action to help European Customers It has been nearly 2 years since CISPE...
CISPE assessment of Microsoft’s proposals in its blogs on 29th August 2022
On 29th August Microsoft, after its admission of unfair practices last May, posted a series of...
New Study Highlights Opportunity and Challenges for Cloud Infrastructure Providers in Spain
Fair competition and inclusive public tenders Francisco Mingorance, secretary-general, CISPE Last...
CISPE responds to Microsoft’s announcement of new European Cloud Initiative
Responding to Brad Smith’s announcement at the Bruegel event, CISPE Secretary General, Francisco...
Microsoft’s admission that licensing claims are valid begs immediate action
Microsoft has conceded in the Financial Times that there is validity in claims against it for...
Third Complaint against Microsoft illustrates need for urgent action on abusive software licenses
Brussels. 17th March 2022. There has been a storm brewing for some time over the unfair use of...
CISPE Comment on NextCloud Complaint
Nextcloud’s complaint about Microsoft’s anti-competitive behaviour linked to collaboration...
Legacy Software Firms Using Unfair Software Licenses to Distort Cloud Markets
New Economic Study from Frédéric Jenny, Chairman of OECD Competition Committee, highlights...
New Study links unfair software licences to distortion of competition in cloud infrastructure market
Critical reading as MEPs consider obligations of Gatekeepers in Digital Markets Act Brussels,...
CIGREF and CISPE Launch Ten Principles to End Unfair Practices of Software Gatekeepers
IT business user and provider associations jointly call for consideration of The Principles as...
First Panel Debate on Digital Markets Act welcomes ‘revolutionary’ legislation but cautions ‘this is only the end of the beginning’
On Thursday 17th, CISPE hosted its first event on the draft Digital Markets Act (DMA) published on...
Draft Digital Markets Act is a significant step towards a fair and competitive European Cloud
17 December 2020 Draft Digital Markets Act is a significant step towards a fair and competitive...