Microsoft’s star witness, the company’s chairman and former CEO Bill Gates, took the stand in a long-brewing antitrust civil lawsuit that pits Redmond against software maker Novell. The suit is based on an oft-repeated accusation against Microsoft: that it abused its dominant position in the market to shut a rival out. Microsoft’s position has been that WordPerfect and Quattro — Novell creations that were very popular at one time — no longer met the needs of the market and that is why its own productivity apps took center stage.
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Gates Tells Jury Microsoft's No Bully
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 22, 2011 08:49 AMMicrosoft’s star witness, the company’s chairman and former CEO Bill Gates, took the stand in a long-brewing antitrust civil lawsuit that pits Redmond against software maker Novell. The suit is based on an oft-repeated accusation against Microsoft: that it abused its dominant position in the market to shut a rival out. Microsoft’s position has been that WordPerfect and Quattro — Novell creations that were very popular at one time — no longer met the needs of the market and that is why its own productivity apps took center stage.