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European Commission accepts SAP commitments in ERP antitrust case
European Commission accepts SAP's commitments to address anticompetitive practices in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, closing a formal investigation without imposing fines. SAP commits to interoperability improvements and restrictions on leveraging its market position in cloud services.
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The Wire takeaway
SAP just had to promise the EU it won't use its ERP dominance to lock you into its cloud services. Build on that - if you're competing with SAP in ERP or cloud, the Commission's enforcers are now watching SAP's bundling and customer lock-in moves closely, which means complaints and proof of abuse now have regulatory weight.
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Topics: Enterprise Software · antitrust · erp · interoperability · sap · market-access