# Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi is bringing the case on behalf of nearly 60,000 businesses.

*business · news · 2026-04-21 · The Star*

## Key points

- A London tribunal allowed a £2.1 billion lawsuit against Microsoft over cloud licensing to proceed.
- The lawsuit claims Microsoft overcharged about 60,000 UK businesses running Windows Server on rival clouds.
- Microsoft is accused of charging higher wholesale prices for Windows Server to non-Azure cloud providers.
- Britain's Competition and Markets Authority will again investigate Microsoft's cloud software licensing practices.

**Companies:** Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Alibaba
**Countries:** United Kingdom, United States

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