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Why Did Microsoft Really Settle?
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- Published: Friday, 15 July 2005 00:00
By Ed Sperling -- Electronic News, 7/8/2005
Ed Sperling
Editor-in-Chief
Why is Microsoft settling all of its lawsuits?
A random and thoroughly unscientific poll I’ve conducted across the electronics industry shows the majority of industry executives believe it’s a case of Microsoft simply clearing out some old paperwork. Even if it ultimately cost the software giant $4.3 billion, as some published reports have documented, that number may seem manageable for a company with a market cap of $266 billion...