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UK antitrust suit hits Microsoft with claim for $1.25B in cloud fees damages

Microsoft is in the crosshairs of a U.K. competition class-action style lawsuit that's seeking £1 billion (around $1.25 billion at current exchange rates)

The billion-pound UK suit has been filed by competition law and digital markets regulation expert, Dr. Maria Luisa Stasi, on behalf of “thousands” of local businesses and organizations that the collective action alleges were overcharged for using Windows Server. Commenting in a statement, Luisa Stasi said: “Put simply, Microsoft is punishing U.K. businesses and organisations for using Google, Amazon and Alibaba for cloud computing by forcing them to pay more money for Windows Server. “This lawsuit aims to challenge Microsoft’s anti-competitive behaviour, push them to reveal exactly how much businesses in the UK have been illegally penalised, and return the money to organisations that have been unfairly overcharged,” she added.

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