Microsoft faces UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences
The Hindu
Microsoft faces legal action in Britain over the usage terms for its Windows Server software.
Microsoft faces legal action in Britain over a claim that thousands of businesses using cloud computing services provided by Amazon, Google and Alibaba could be paying higher licence fees to use Windows Server software.
Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi filed a case at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday, claiming that British businesses and organisations could collectively be owed more than 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion) in compensation.
"Put simply, Microsoft is punishing UK businesses and organisations for using Google, Amazon and Alibaba for cloud computing by forcing them to pay more money for Windows Server," she said.
"By doing so, Microsoft is trying to force customers into using its cloud computing service Azure and restricting competition in the sector."
Separately, Britain's competition regulator is investigating cloud computing, a market dominated by Amazon's AWS, Microsoft's Azure and, to a lesser extent, Google Cloud Platform.
Microsoft's licensing practises, for example for its Windows Server and Microsoft 365 products, are part of its inquiry.
It is due to update on its investigation imminently.
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