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> Certain legacy providers leverage their on-premises software monopolies to create cloud monopolies, using restrictive licensing practices that lock in customers and warp competition.

This is fine issue of its own. But the way it is laced up here muddies the waters around this actual news.

Google was doing the wrong thing and is changing that while not really taking responsibility for doing the wrong thing.

But to make that less obvious, this other concern is brought into the story creating this high ground on a separate topic.

The strategic reframing of corporate communications is tiring.