Software giant could face a barrage of class-action suits.
Published:
13 January 1999 y., Wednesday
Microsoft has collected $10 billion in overcharges to
consumers over the past three years thanks to its monopoly on
the PC operating system, consumer groups alleged in a study
released Friday. As a result, officials of the Consumer
Federation of America and other consumer groups said, the
company could face a barrage of class-action suits designed to
recoup those supposed overcharges if courts find Microsoft
liable in the government antitrust suit under way here. The
report was prepared by the CFA, the Media Access Project and
the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. "We think those
overcharges should be returned," said Mark Cooper, research
director of the CFA, who estimates the overcharges amount to
some $35 to $45 per computer.
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