Alphabet's Google has withdrawn a European Union antitrust complaint against Microsoft concerning its Azure cloud business. The withdrawal follows the European Commission's decision to open a new, broader investigation into Microsoft's Azure and Amazon Web Services under the new Digital Markets Act (DMA), which governs the digital economy in Europe. Google stated that it stands by its original arguments regarding what it termed "anticompetitive cloud licensing practices" but withdrew the complaint after the new investigation was launched. The European Commission noted the withdrawal and affirmed it will continue to monitor the cloud sector to ensure fair competition. This development shifts the focus from a direct competitor complaint to a wider regulatory probe under new, powerful legislation, keeping large cloud providers under close scrutiny.