Microsoft's antitrust settlements may top $4.5 billion
CRN.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft has spent more than $3 billion settling antitrust litigation over the past 18 months, and its total bill for settling claims could exceed $4.5 billion.
As it strives to dispose of its remaining antitrust litigation in the United States and reach a final settlement with the European Commission, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant on Monday announced a $536 million antitrust settlement with rival Novell plus a wide-ranging agreement to cooperate with the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), an industry trade association that has long opposed Microsoft.