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A skirmish between tech groups recently sparked harsh feeling when Microsoft and Amazon said that they would not going to join a group of technology companies in signing a “manifesto” outlining broad technology goals to make assure cloud computing remains an open market – allowing customers to move their data freely between different suppliers. Rather than be help back by a written agreement signed now, that could slow progress and development of cloud computing, Microsort and Amazon chose not to agree with IBM and some other companies in attempts to somewhat regulate the future of cloud computing. Amazon also said it would not back the manifesto, stating “the best way to illustrate openness and customer flexibility is by what you actually provide to customers.” The language of the leaked report spoke as if the talks broke down because of the two companies reluctancy to agree on all aspects in the “manifesto”, but Microsoft and Amazon both said they fully supported the basic objectives of openness set out in the manifesto.

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