"Put simply, Microsoft is punishing UK businesses and organisations for using Google, Amazon and Alibaba for cloud computing by forcing them to pay more money for Windows Server," Stasi, who is head of law and policy for digital rights advocacy group Article19, told.
"By doing so, Microsoft is trying to force customers into using its cloud computing service Azure and restricting competition in the sector."
AWS and Google have already challenged Microsoft's licensing policies to UK regulators, spurring an ongoing investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into the public cloud sector.
Microsoft insists the industry is fiercely competitive and points to Google's growing cloud muscle as proof.
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