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Microsoft has signed a fresh Memorandum of Understanding with the UK government to sell cloud services and biz apps at pre-agreed discounts amid accusations it is stifling the resale of excess on-premises software licences in the public sector.

This a claim for the damages and other relief caused by the breaches by the Defendants ("Microsoft") of section 18 and/or 2 of the Competition Act 1988, Arts 102 and/or 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and/or Arts 54 and/or 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Pre-owned software reseller ValueLicensing has filed a claim in the High Court in London against Microsoft, claiming that Vole abused its dominant market position and used restrictive contractual practices.

A Derby-based IT company is suing Microsoft for £270 million. ValueLicensing, a firm that sells second-hand versions of software, has accused Microsoft of "abusing its power" and causing it to lose out on revenue.