The court initiated bankruptcy proceedings for the Russian "daughter" of Microsoft — LLC "Microsoft Rus" on August 8.
The company itself initiated the bankruptcy procedure, applying to the court with a statement on May 30 of this year. In the 2024 reporting, it was reported that Microsoft Corporation is not considering the liquidation of its Russian representative office.
Since the beginning of 2025, four lawsuits have been filed against "Microsoft Rus" for a total amount of 110 million rubles. In 2023, Russian companies filed lawsuits for 170 million rubles, in 2024 — for 26.6 million rubles, and in 2022 — for 34.7 million rubles. Among the plaintiffs are such large companies as «Северсталь», «Ситроникс», «Уралкалий», National Settlement Depository, VTB, «МегаФон», Gazprombank, «Лента» and GC «Медси».
In early August, it became known that the debts of "Microsoft Rus" to Russian companies exceed 1.5 billion rubles. Since 2022, the company has received more than 30 lawsuits, including from Gazprombank, «Северсталь», «Аэрофлот», ALROSA, Bank of Russia, and others.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Windows and Office стали available to Russians.
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