Novell Sues Microsoft Over WordPerfect Software
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Novell Inc. sued Microsoft Corp.  MSFT.O on Friday, claiming that the world's largest software  maker used its Windows monopoly to hurt sales of the  WordPerfect processing program, which the smaller rival owned  briefly a decade ago.
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After Novell slapped a lawsuit on Microsoft, blaming it for the death of its office productivity suite WordPerfect, the Redmond giant seems furious.
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Microsoft has agreed to pay Novell $536 million in cash in order to settle a longstanding antitrust dispute regarding the company's NetWare operating system. The two companies, however, could not reach a resolution regarding Microsoft's alleged predatory tactics against WordPerfect. Meanwhile, Microsoft has made nice with the CCIA to avoid further antitrust complaints and give Redmond more lobbying power.
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Microsoft this week reached legal and financial settlements with two of its most vocal antitrust critics -- Novell and the Computer &amp; Communications Industry Association.
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Less than a week after collecting a $536 million settlement from Microsoft, Novell filed another lawsuit, as expected, accusing the software giant of violating antitrust laws.
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The Novell settlement revolved around the potential antitrust litigation related to Novell&#39;s NetWare operating system. Microsoft and Novell reached an agreement that would see Microsoft pay Novell $536 million (US) in cash.
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A group of California cities and counties on Friday filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. , saying the world&#39;s largest software maker overcharged them for software.
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Building on the company&#39;s mandate to open the home consumer software market to value-priced alternatives to Microsoft(R) Office, Corel today announced the availability of WordPerfect Office(R) 12 - Home Edition.
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NOVEMBER 12, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Novell Inc. today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp., accusing the software vendor of unfairly eliminating competition for office productivity applications
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NOVEMBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Countering the latest salvo of Microsoft Corp.&#39;s &quot;Get the Facts&quot; campaign against open-source software, Novell Inc.
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Microsoft Corp. Thursday filed lawsuits against 23 companies in California and Florida, alleging distribution of counterfeit software.
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Lawsuit alleges the software giant unlawfully attempted to eliminate competition from Novell&#39;s WordPerfect and Quattro Pro applications.
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WHAT MICROSOFT DID: Paid &#36;536 million cash to rival Novell Inc. to settle potential antitrust complaints over Microsoft's alleged actions toward Novell's Netware operating system, which competes with Windows software. Paid a smaller amount to the Washington-based Computer and Communications Industry Association, a trade group.
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Microsoft is again finding itself in legal hot water, this time over the use of the "Live" branding on its online office products. A company called Office Live filed a trademark lawsuit against Microsoft on Friday, asking for an injunction.
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Microsoft is now resurrecting an ancient battle by asking the US Supreme Court to quash a lawsuit filed by Novell back in 2004, alleging that Microsoft maliciously ruined WordPerfect's chances in the office productivity market.
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VirnetX is seeking damages and an injunction against the Redmond, Wash., software giant.
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Just days after Microsoft settled outstanding claims regarding Novell Netware with a $536 million cash payout, Novell has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Utah seeking unspecified damages for what it says is unfair competition in the productivity applications market. The suit alleges that Microsoft withheld critical technical information from Novell when the company owned WordPerfect.