Gates deposed in Burst.com suit
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
An attorney for a software company suing Microsoft Corp. for alleged anti-competitive behavior deposed Chairman Bill Gates last week and plans to ask a judge to make the testimony public. Burst alleges that Microsoft stole its multimedia software after breaking off talks with Burst on a joint project.
Burst, based in Santa Rosa, Calif., sued Microsoft in June 2002 alleging that Microsoft developed its own multimedia software for moving audio and video more quickly over the Internet after discussing the technology for months with Burst.