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Microsoft faces $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over Windows Server cloud pricing
Image: Primary Microsoft is facing a lawsuit in the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal alleging that the company charges higher wholesale prices for Windows Server to customers using Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, or Alibaba Cloud. The pricing disparity allegedly makes Microsoft's Azure cloud service cheaper than competitors.
Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi filed the case in late 2025, representing nearly 60,000 businesses that used Microsoft software on competing cloud services. Her team suggests the claim is worth about $2.8 billion.
Microsoft argued that Stasi did not show a concrete method for computing alleged losses and asked that the case be dismissed. The London tribunal certified the case, and it is now proceeding to trial. Microsoft said it plans to appeal the decision and disputes the underlying allegations.
The British Competition and Markets
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