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===Ongoing UK Lawsuit for Blocking Resale of Preowned Licenses=== | ===Ongoing UK Lawsuit for Blocking Resale of Preowned Licenses=== | ||
UK lawsuit alleging inflated software prices by blocking resale of preowned licenses and pushing subscription models like ''Microsoft 365''(''365'') | UK lawsuit alleging inflated software prices by blocking resale of preowned licenses and pushing subscription models like ''Microsoft 365''(''365'')<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=== | ||
UK lawsuit alleges ''Windows Servers'' users were overcharged when using non ''Azure '' cloud services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerken |first=Tom |date=2024-12-03 |title=Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20wjnxr5ldo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203111042/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20wjnxr5ldo |archive-date=2024-12-03 |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=BBC}}</ref> | UK lawsuit alleges ''Windows Servers'' users were overcharged when using non ''Azure '' cloud services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerken |first=Tom |date=2024-12-03 |title=Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20wjnxr5ldo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203111042/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20wjnxr5ldo |archive-date=2024-12-03 |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=BBC}}</ref> | ||
=== Suing mikerowesoft.com for name likeness === | ===Suing mikerowesoft.com for name likeness=== | ||
todo<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kotadia |first=Munir |date=2004-01-19 |title=Software giant threatens mikerowesoft |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/software-giant-threatens-mikerowesoft/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124075659/https://www.zdnet.com/article/software-giant-threatens-mikerowesoft/ |archive-date=2020-11-24 |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=ZDNET}}</ref> | todo<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kotadia |first=Munir |date=2004-01-19 |title=Software giant threatens mikerowesoft |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/software-giant-threatens-mikerowesoft/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124075659/https://www.zdnet.com/article/software-giant-threatens-mikerowesoft/ |archive-date=2020-11-24 |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=ZDNET}}</ref> | ||