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Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices

It is alleged the tech giant overcharged companies for its Window Server software, used in cloud computing.

It is a key part of how the modern world works, with cloud uses varying from storing vast amounts of data to streaming videos and music. This licensing element is what has caused controversy, with Google telling the CMA in June: "We believe Microsoft’s licensing practices both raise rivals’ costs and weaken rivals’ ability to compete for a significant proportion of customer demand." Microsoft has strongly denied this, opening its response to the investigation in July by stating that its licensing terms "do not meaningfully raise cloud rivals' costs".

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