| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 13, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| LEGAL AFFAIRS
Open Season NEW CONSUMER SUITS After Judge Jackson issued his finding of facts on Nov. 5, consumer class actions were filed in several states alleging that Microsoft overcharged for Windows. CORPORATE CLAIMS Based on the evidence presented at trial, IBM, Gateway, and America Online are all in a strong position to sue Microsoft. EXISTING LITIGATION Sun Microsystems and Caldera are already suing Microsoft for anticompetitive business practices. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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