UK tribunal sends £2B claim accusing Microsoft of overcharging for licensing to trial

Legal action claims tech giant charges more for Windows Server when it's not on Azure

The CAT granted a Collective Proceedings Order (CPO) on an opt-out basis, and said in its judgment that the claim "comfortably passes" the reasonable prospect of success threshold.

Jonathan Horley, boss at ValueLicensing, said of the class action case heading to trial: "However it pans out, it is very good that MS are being held to account over their strategic move to a subscription model.

"Over the last 15 years, in both the desktop and datacenter environments, VL believes that Microsoft has abused its dominant position to achieve that aim. I believe the Stasi and Wolfson claims are manifestations of that."

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