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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (46678)	6/14/2000 4:52:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	of 74651

To All: Oregon judge throws out Windows 98 pricing suit By The Associated Press Special to CNET News.com June 14, 2000, 11:50 a.m. PT PORTLAND, Ore.--A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Microsoft that claimed consumers paid too much for Windows 98, giving the software giant one of its first victories in a string of antitrust suits filed in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Multnomah County Circuit Judge ? Get the "Big Picture" ? Related News ? Message Boards Quote Snapshot MSFT 70.50 +2.62 Enter symbol: ú Symbol Lookup Quotes delayed 20+ minutes John Wittmayer based his decision yesterday on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that consumers cannot sue under antitrust rules if they did not purchase a product directly from Microsoft, according to Rich Wallis, an attorney for Microsoft. Most consumers buy computers with Windows 98 already installed, rather than purchasing the software directly from Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft. The Oregon case was one of 137 filed against Microsoft on behalf of millions of consumers nationwide. "I think it certainly is going to influence other judges," Wallis said. David Dean, a Portland lawyer representing Oregon consumers Hafez Daraee and Brooks Cooper, said an appeal is being considered. JFD

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