Cloud Licensing
The latest Cloud Licensing coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Fights UK Cloud Licensing Lawsuit Over Damages Methodology
Microsoft is vigorously contesting a planned collective action lawsuit in the UK over its cloud licensing practices, arguing that the claim's methodology is fundamentally flawed and cannot reliably...
Microsoft Faces £2.1B UK Cloud Licensing Class Action Over Anti-Competitive Practices
Microsoft is defending itself against a sweeping £2.1 billion class action lawsuit in the UK that accuses the company of deliberately making it more expensive and operationally awkward for thousands...
Microsoft Faces £2.1 Billion UK Antitrust Lawsuit Over Windows Server Cloud Licensing
Microsoft finds itself at the center of a landmark UK antitrust battle that could reshape how organizations deploy Windows Server workloads across cloud platforms. The Competition Appeal Tribunal...
Microsoft Faces £2.1B UK Cloud Licensing Lawsuit: What It Means for Azure Users
The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has initiated a critical review of a massive £2.1 billion collective lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging discriminatory cloud licensing and pricing practices...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Gets GPT-5.2 with Instant & Thinking Modes: What It Means for Windows Users
Microsoft has begun rolling out OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio, introducing a significant architectural shift with a new two-mode model family designed to optimize...
Microsoft Faces UK Class Action Over Cloud Licensing Practices: Legal Battle Intensifies
Microsoft is preparing to argue before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) that a proposed collective action lawsuit alleging anti-competitive cloud licensing practices should be dismissed,...
Teens and AI Chatbots: 64% Adoption Rate Reveals New Digital Landscape
A new national survey from Pew Research Center reveals that artificial intelligence chatbots have transitioned from technological novelty to routine tool in the lives of American teenagers, with...
Google Drops EU Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft Cloud Licensing
Alphabet's Google has unexpectedly withdrawn its formal EU antitrust complaint alleging that Microsoft's cloud licensing practices unfairly lock customers into Microsoft Azure, a strategic move that...
Google Drops EU Antitrust Complaint as DMA Targets Microsoft Cloud Practices
Google has officially withdrawn its antitrust complaint against Microsoft in the European Union, signaling a strategic shift as regulatory focus moves toward broader Digital Markets Act (DMA)...
Google Drops EU Complaint as Regulators Target Microsoft Cloud Practices
Google's strategic withdrawal of its formal EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft's cloud licensing practices represents a significant shift in the ongoing battle over cloud market dominance in...
EU DMA Targets Cloud Gatekeepers as Google Drops Microsoft Complaint
The European Union's Digital Markets Act is intensifying its scrutiny of cloud computing giants, with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon facing potential designation as "gatekeepers" in the rapidly...
Microsoft Faces £2B UK Class Action Over Windows Server Cloud Licensing Practices
A landmark £2 billion class action lawsuit is unfolding in the UK that could fundamentally reshape how Microsoft licenses its software in cloud environments, with competition lawyer Dr. Maria Luisa...