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See also: [[wikipedia:Microsoft_Corp._v_European_Commission|''Microsoft Corp. v European Commission'' (Wikipedia)]] | See also: [[wikipedia:Microsoft_Corp._v_European_Commission|''Microsoft Corp. v European Commission'' (Wikipedia)]] | ||
=== | === JJH Enterprises Limited (trading as ValueLicensing) v Microsoft Corporation and Others (2021-ongoing) === | ||
UK | Valuelicensing, a UK reseller of software licenses, sued Microsoft for "suppressing the availability of preowned perpetual licences" and restricting customers from reselling old licenses in exchange for more favourable terms on newer, subscription-based models<ref>{{Cite news |last=Speed |first=Richard |date=2022-07-08 |title=Judge rejects another Microsoft appeal against surplus license reseller suit |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/08/microsoft_valuelicensing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708112410/https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/08/microsoft_valuelicensing/ |archive-date=2022-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-23 |work=The Register}}</ref>, claiming £270 million in damages.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Speed |first=Richard |date=2021-04-08 |title=UK reseller sues Microsoft for £270m in damages claiming prohibitive contracts choke off surplus Office licence supplies |url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/08/valuelicensing_microsoft_lawsuit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408123252/https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/08/valuelicensing_microsoft_lawsuit/ |archive-date=2021-04-08 |access-date=2025-08-23 |work=The Register}}</ref> In the ongoing case, Microsoft has used contradictory and inconsistent defences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Speed |first=Richard |date=2025-01-06 |title=Microsoft's spat with ValueLicensing limps toward 2026 showdown |url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/valuelicensing_microsoft_trial_date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106143914/https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/valuelicensing_microsoft_trial_date/ |archive-date=2025-01-06 |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=The Register}}</ref> | ||
===Ongoing UK Lawsuit for Overcharging Users when Using non Azure Cloud Services=== | ===Ongoing UK Lawsuit for Overcharging Users when Using non Azure Cloud Services=== | ||