IP: Microsoft lawsuit exhumation

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 14:28:38 -0700
From: jwharton () netcom com (John Wharton)




Dave--


1) I sent the following to some friends yesterday; Jim Warren asked me 
to also forward it to you.


> Guys--
>
> I just learned that Ray Noorda's new company, Caldera, just last week
> acquired the old Digital Research arm of Novell, apparently with the
> primary purpose of then being able to file suit against Microsoft in
> Digital Research's behalf.  Basically, many of the complaints the
> Justice department investigation of 1994 have now been revived in the
> form of this new private lawsuit -- filed the same day DR-DOS was acquired.
>
> Full detals, including the full text of the 11-page, 41-kilobyte
> complaint, are posted on "http://www.caldera.com/";.  I've heard of
> trying cases in the media; trying cases via the web may be an up
> and coming new ploy.
>
>  --john
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  --john wharton  415/856-8051