Judge dismisses Novell’s claim against Microsoft
By Seattle Business Magazine December 16, 2011
The Associated Press reports that a federal judge has dismissed Novell’s $1 billion lawsuit against Microsoft because the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the case. Novell sued Microsoft in 2004, claiming it was duped into developing the WordPerfect writing program for Windows 95 only to have Microsoft give preference to its own…
The Associated Press reports that a federal judge has dismissed Novell’s $1 billion lawsuit against Microsoft because the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the case.
Novell sued Microsoft in 2004, claiming it was duped into developing the WordPerfect writing program for Windows 95 only to have Microsoft give preference to its own suite of Office software, including Word.