Microsoft faces £2B UK lawsuit over alleged cloud overcharging practices

A £2 billion legal claim accusing Microsoft of inflating cloud licensing costs has drawn new attention as it heads toward its first Competition Appeal Tribunal hearing in December. The case, led by digital markets expert Dr. Maria Luisa Stasi, alleges that Microsoft overcharged businesses running Windows Server on rival platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and Alibaba. The challenge follows findings by the UK CMA that AWS challenges Microsoft’s cloud licensing in CMA probe over competitive lock-inMicrosoft’s licensing practices stifle competition.