Microsoft Faces $1.27 Billion Antitrust Lawsuit Over Cloud Services in U.K.
Microsoft faces a dispute in the U.K. over how it charges customers who buy cloud software services that rival its own Azure, the latest antitrust challenge to the U.S. tech giant’s approach to licensing.
Microsoft faces UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences
Microsoft faces legal action in Britain over a claim that thousands of businesses using cloud computing services provided by Amazon, Google and Alibaba could be paying higher licence fees to use Windows Server software.
Microsoft faces £1 billion lawsuit in UK for allegedly overcharging rival cloud firms' customers
Microsoft was accused of unfairly overcharging customers of rival cloud companies including Amazon, Google and Alibaba Cloud in a U.K. lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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) in damages. It revolves around accusations related to fees the software giant charged businesses and other organizations for licensing Windows Server when they were customers of rival cloud computing platforms.
Microsoft Sued for £1B, UK Businesses ‘Illegally Penalized’ for Using Rival Cloud Providers
A coalition of U.K. businesses has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft alleging unfair pricing. The suit accuses Microsoft of “punishing” organizations that use alternative cloud
FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop
Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business ...
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FTC launches antitrust probe into Microsoft
The reported investigation is something of a parting shot from an aggressive Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan.
Opinion | Antitrust Is the God That Fails and Fails
As taxpayer, consumer or citizen, don’t expect any benefit from the government’s antitrust lawsuit against Google. Given much ...
Google Opposes Trial by Jury in States' Ad Tech Antitrust Suit
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is pushing for a bench trial instead of a jury in a group of states’ antitrust lawsuit alleging the ...
F.T.C. Launches Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft
Regulators are demanding information from the company on its cloud computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity ...
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Seabrook nuclear plant owner accused of 'dirty tricks,' hit with $350M antitrust lawsuit
NextEra Energy faces a $350 million antitrust lawsuit, accused of using "dirty tricks" to block a competitor's energy project ...
Microsoft is being investigated by the FTC over antitrust concerns
Microsoft is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission in a wide-ranging antitrust probe, making it the fifth Big ...
NASCAR Files Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Lawsuit from 23XI, FRM
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and its CEO, Jim France, have both filed motions to dismiss the ...
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NAR faces another antitrust complaint over its membership structure
The plaintiff filed a suit last week which claims that NAR, Texas Realtors and Wichita Falls Realtors engage in monopolistic ...
The antitrust lawsuit against Steam is now a class action, and that could have big repercussions for Valve
The lawsuit, originally filed in 2021, now encompasses "all persons or entities" who have sold games on Steam since 2017.
Canada's antitrust watchdog files lawsuit against Google over its ad business
Canada's Competition Bureau says that an investigation found the company "unlawfully" tied together its ad tech tools to ...
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Trump's antitrust policies could trigger M&A boom, says CIO
Jay D. Hatfield, CEO and CIO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors, predicts a surge in mergers and acquisitions in 2025 as ...