Fees Thwart Switching Cloud Computing Providers, Critics Say
- Federal Trade Commission has been looking into cloud computing
- Microsoft changed EU licensing terms in response to concerns
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Complaints about how cloud service providers try to prevent customers from switching to rivals were the focus of a virtual workshop convened by the US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday.
Experts invited by the agency said Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and Oracle Corp. make it difficult for companies to leave their cloud systems by charging significant fees to migrate data or use their software tools elsewhere.