Microsoft was sued for one billion pounds ($1.27 billion) in the U.K. on Tuesday for allegedly overcharging customers for using its Windows Server.
The lawsuit, brought by the firm Scott+Scott and representing “thousands” of British businesses, says the tech giant charged higher prices to customers to access its server if they were using rival could services from Amazon, Google, and Alibaba.
“Put simply, Microsoft is punishing U.K. businesses and organizations for using Google, Amazon, and Alibaba for cloud computing by forcing them to pay more money for Windows Server,” said Dr. Maria Luisa Stasi, who is representing the businesses and organizations in the lawsuit.