Microsoft may have reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice and several state Attorneys General on findings of monopolistic and anticompetitive conduct, but they are not out of the legal woods yet in the US. An appeals court in New York has overturned the decision of a lower court, ruling that a class-action suit against Microsoft may proceed. The lawsuit alleges that they created an "applications barrier" in Windows and also required OEMs to install Windows in order to keep serious competition from arising, both of which are alleged to be violations of New York's state business code.
Posted by Editor at June 10, 2004 05:20 PM