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Title: Microsoft Vows Legal Fight Against US To Protect European Cloud
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Link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/1322253/m...

Microsoft has pledged to take the US government to court if necessary
[alternative source] to protect European customers' access to its cloud
services, as concerns mount over potential technology disruptions under
President Donald Trump. Brad Smith, Microsoft's president and vice-chair,
announced five "digital commitments" to Europe on Wednesday, responding to
regional anxieties following Trump's temporary suspension of military support
to Ukraine. "We as a company need to be a source of digital stability during
a period of geopolitical volatility," Smith said. The commitments include
contesting any government order to cease European cloud services through
legal channels and establishing European oversight of its continental
operations. Microsoft will increase its European data center capacity by 40%
over the next two years, expanding in 16 countries with investments of "tens
of billions of dollars" annually. The Seattle-based company, which derives
more than a quarter of its business from Europe, becomes the first major
American tech firm to proactively address European concerns amid escalating
trade tensions.

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