Article: MICROSOFT READY FOR FLOOD OF LAWSUITS

The Associated Press
The Columbian
11-22-1999
Lawyers are opening the spigots on what is expected to be a flood of private lawsuits alleging that Microsoft Corp. used its control of the market to overcharge customers.
In the wake of a federal judge's ruling that the software giant is a monopoly, class-action attorneys in California were expected to file one suit against Microsoft today in that state's courts.
Last week in New Orleans, an attorney filed suit in federal court seeking to represent millions of Windows 98 owners nationwide, alleging that Microsoft used intimidation to reduce consumers' choices and force them to pay higher prices.
And earlier this month, a small ...

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