Pre-owned software reseller ValueLicensing has filed a claim in the High Court in London against Microsoft, alleging that the software supplier abused its dominant market position and used restrictive contractual practices. The crux of the complaint is that Microsoft used its dominant position in the market to make it difficult for anyone to sell pre-owned software licences in the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA).
ValueLicensing seeking £270m in lost sales from Microsoft
Pre-owned software reseller ValueLicensing has filed a claim in the High Court in London against Microsoft, alleging that the software supplier abused its dominant market position and used restrictive contractual practices.
The crux of the complaint is that Microsoft used its dominant position in the market to make it difficult for anyone to sell pre-owned software licences in the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA). ValueLicensing has pointed to contractual clauses that prevent the resale of a perpetual licence as a condition of a discount. The case is that this behaviour is anti-competitive under European Union laws.