Microsoft Pledges to Match Amazon Prices on Cloud Computing
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Microsoft Corp., which is releasing new cloud-computing services today, said it will match Amazon.com Inc.’s lowest prices for competing products as it seeks to win business in a growing market.
Microsoft is rolling out Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, which will let customers run existing applications on servers and storage machines in Microsoft data centers, after more than nine months of testing. The company also committed to match market leader Amazon on prices for computing and storage services, even if Amazon cuts rates, said Steven Martin, general manager of Windows Azure Business Strategy.