Microsoft to Face $352 Million U.K Antitrust Case Over Licenses

A London court has dismissed Microsoft Corp.’s bid to avoid a 270 million pound ($352 million) antitrust trial over the reselling of its software licenses.

• ValueLicensing, a Derby, U.K.-based software company, is suing Microsoft for allegedly abusing its market dominance by suppressing the preowned software licensing market for competitors
• Judge Simon Picken rejected Microsoft’s efforts to throw out the claim and challenge England and Wales as the appropriate place to hear it
• “We are pleased that the High Court has dismissed Microsoft’s meritless delaying tactics,” Jonathan Horley, founder and managing director of ValueLicensing, said
• A Microsoft spokesperson said it was ...