Microsoft is accused of overcharging UK businesses using rival cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud, in a lawsuit seeking over $1 billion in damages. A competition lawyer alleges that Microsoft leverages its market dominance to enforce higher prices for Windows Server licensing on competing cloud platforms, pressuring customers to switch to Microsoft Azure. The lawsuit represents thousands of businesses in an opt-out collective action and aims to challenge Microsoft's practices and secure compensation for affected organizations. Microsoft declined to comment.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Microsoft is accused of overcharging UK businesses using rival cloud platforms
00:06such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud
00:10in a lawsuit seeking over $1 billion in damages.
00:13A competition lawyer alleges that Microsoft leverages its market dominance
00:17to enforce higher prices for Windows Server licensing on competing cloud platforms,
00:23pressuring customers to switch to Microsoft Azure.
00:25The lawsuit represents thousands of businesses in an opt-out collective action
00:30and aims to challenge Microsoft's practices and secure compensation for affected organizations.
00:35Microsoft declined to comment.