Windows 7 Home Premium Remaining Novell antitrust

Novell;s victory on March 30 in a longstanding Unix patent situation with SCO overshadowed one more court ruling on March thirty involving the Utah-based business.The U.S. District Court in Maryland dismissed the final two excellent antitrust claims Novell filed in opposition to Microsoft in 2004 involving WordPerfect and Quattro Pro, two software items Novell owned between 1994 and 1996.Back in 2004, Novell settled 1 prospective antitrust suit with Microsoft involving NetWare for $536 million. But Novell refused to settle with Microsoft WordPerfect and Quattro Pro at that time.Novell claimed Microsoft withheld interoperability facts it needed to enable those goods to run well on Windows. Microsoft tried to get Novell’s complaint dismissed,Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, claiming that it was Novell’s “own mismanagement and bad organization decisions” that tanked WordPerfect and Quattro Pro. Plus,Office 2010 Product Key, Microsoft argued,Office 2010 Key, because Novell sold WordPerfect to Corel now twelve several years ago,Windows 7 Home Premium, their statements ought to be barred underneath the Statute of Restrictions. Four of Novell;s statements during this make a difference had formerly been dismissed. But two were permitted to go forward.Here;s a duplicate with the March 30, 2010 ruling dismissing Novell;s remaining antitrust complaints. (Thanks to TechFlash for that website link).“We are pleased and gratified by the court’s ruling,” said Kevin Kutz,Windows 7 Activation, Director of Public Affairs with Microsoft.Update (April 1): Novell says it is planning to appeal the decision. The official company statement: “As contemplated in the Court’s decision, Novell does intend to seek appellate court review. Novell remains confident in the fundamental validity of its statements and is pleased the court’s ruling also independently recognizes the same.”