Minnesota case against Microsoft opens
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
Microsoft improperly overcharged for licenses for its Windows operating system and two other popular programs, a lawyer said yesterday as the first class-action, antitrust trial in a state court opened against the company.
Microsoft has reached settlements in nine states and Washington, D.C., totaling $1.5 billion, including $1.1 billion in California. Cases were dismissed in 16 states.
Aeschbacher declined to comment on whether there were any ongoing settlement talks in the Minnesota trial, which is expected to last 15 weeks.