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Microsoft must face $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences

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Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit in London over allegations it overcharged thousands of British businesses for Windows Server software used on cloud services from Amazon, Google and Alibaba. The ruling increases legal and financial risk for Microsoft in its cloud software licensing practices, though the article does not quantify damages or suggest an immediate broader market impact.

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Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit in London over allegations it overcharged thousands of British businesses for Windows Server software used on cloud services from Amazon, Google and Alibaba. The ruling increases legal and financial risk for Microsoft in its cloud software licensing practices, though the article does not quantify damages or suggest an immediate broader market impact.

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