Tech giants on the warpath: Microsoft blames Google

The tech world is once again caught in the vortex of a tense conflict between two titans - Microsoft and Google. This dispute, which has roots going back two decades, has now turned its focus to cloud computing, a key segment with huge growth potential. Microsoft this week openly accused Google of "covert campaigns" aimed at discrediting its cloud services. These accusations have revived old wounds and added fuel to the fire of rivalry between the two tech giants.

The conflict gained momentum when Microsoft $MSFT's attorney , Rima Alaily, said in a blog post on Monday that Google $GOOG is deliberately funding and coordinating campaigns aimed at damaging Microsoft's reputation with regulators and the public. According to Alaily, Google is a key player in the recently formed Open Cloud Coalition, a group of European cloud companies that aims to open up the cloud computing market. The coalition presents itself on its website as an advocate for a fair and open cloud ecosystem, with Google…