Microsoft faces $1.2 billion lawsuit in UK; here’s why

Microsoft is reportedly facing a $1.27 billion lawsuit in the UK. According to a Reuters report, the software giant has been accused of unfairly overcharging customers of rival cloud companies.
Microsoft offers discounted pricing for companies using Windows Server on Azure compared to competitors like AWS, Google Cloud, or Alibaba Cloud. This pricing strategy, the lawsuit claims, effectively penalizes firms, forcing them to pay higher costs for non-Microsoft services. It further claims Microsoft exploits its dominant position in cloud-based server operating systems to charge higher prices for using its software on rival platforms. It alleges that this pricing strategy pressures customers to migrate to Azure instead.