A New Zealand company has filed a complaint against Microsoft, alleging that a subscription-like software-licensing program violates that country's laws. The complaint claims that Microsoft's Software Assurance program allows the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant to take "advantage of its market power for prohibited purposes" by forcing customers to upgrade their software faster than they might desire, according to the complaint. The complaint was filed on behalf of Infraserv, an information technology company owned by Clendon Feeney, which is the law firm that filed the complaint.
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