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Microsoft (MSFT) Faces Browser Scrutiny As New York Clouds Data Center Expansion

Microsoft faces antitrust pressure from the Browser Choice Alliance over Edge bundling in Windows, while New York's data centre moratorium threatens its AI infrastructure expansion; other US states are considering similar restrictions.

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The Wire takeaway

If you're building AI infrastructure outside the hyperscalers, you just got a window: Microsoft and others now face state-level capacity restrictions, making on-premise or regional alternatives worth a customer call this month. New York's moratorium spreads — watch which states follow and where the real estate and power available to you becomes scarce.

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Topics: Cloud Infrastructure · data-centre-moratorium · antitrust-browser · ai-infrastructure · state-regulation

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Verified 16 July 2026 · Sources: Fusion42 review