Alphabet's Google has withdrawn a European Union antitrust complaint against Microsoft concerning its cloud business, Azure. The decision comes after EU competition authorities initiated a new, broader investigation into whether Microsoft's Azure and Amazon Web Services must comply with the Digital Markets Act, which governs Europe's digital economy. Google stated that its original complaint, filed in 2024, was intended to give a voice to customers and partners regarding what it deemed anticompetitive cloud licensing practices. Despite retracting the complaint, a senior director at Google Cloud Europe affirmed that the company still supports its original arguments. The European Commission has taken note of the withdrawal and stated it will continue to monitor the cloud sector under its antitrust tools to ensure a competitive market for European consumers and businesses. There is no market reaction analysis available at this time.