US EditionMicrosoft must face $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences
The opt-out case could seek up to £2.1 billion in damages after judges said the claim has a reasonable prospect of success.
- On Tuesday, the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London ruled Microsoft must face a class-action lawsuit alleging the company overcharged nearly 60,000 British businesses for Windows Server licenses on rival cloud platforms.
- Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi brought the claim, alleging Microsoft imposed higher wholesale fees for Windows Server when used outside its own Azure platform, effectively making Azure more attractive to customers.
- Worth £2.1 billion, the case 'comfortably passes' the reasonable prospect of success threshold, the Tribunal said, while Microsoft disputes the allegations, maintaining the cloud market remains 'dynamic and competitive.'
- Stasi described the ruling as 'an important moment for the thousands of organisations impacted by Microsoft's conduct,' though the company intends to appeal, arguing the decision failed to follow Supreme Court precedent.
- Regulators in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States are examining Microsoft's licensing practices, with the Competition and Markets Authority relaunching an investigation last month into software services including Teams and Copilot.
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Microsoft must face $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences
Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software on cloud computing services provided by Amazon, Google and Alibaba, a London tribunal ruled on Tuesday.
Microsoft faces £2.1 billion UK class lawsuit over cloud software licensing
London: Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software on cloud computing services provided by Amazon, Google and Alibaba, a London tribunal ruled on Tuesday.Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi is bringing the case on behalf of nearly 60,000 businesses that run Windows Server on rival cloud platforms. Her lawyers have previously said the claim is worth up to 2.1 billion …
Microsoft facing $2.8 billion UK lawsuit for overcharging 60,000 businesses using Microsoft Server on other clouds — Azure users allegedly received lower wholesale pricing
A lawsuit alleging the company is overcharging Windows Server for non-Azure users has been certified to proceed to trial, although Microsoft is still appealing the decision. The lawyer handling the case alleges that the claim affects almost 60,000 businesses and is worth about $2.8 billion.
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