Microsoft faces £1 billion lawsuit in UK for alleged Cloud overcharging of rival customers

Microsoft is facing a lawsuit in the UK, claiming it has overcharged rival cloud customers by forcing businesses to pay higher fees for its Windows Server software when run on cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud. The lawsuit, filed on December 3, 2024, alleges that businesses using these competitors’ cloud services are being unfairly charged more than those using Microsoft’s own Azure platform.