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Microsoft (MSFT) Faces Browser Scrutiny As New York Clouds Data Center Expansion
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Fusion42 · 16 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
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.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure.
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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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