InfoWorld: Caldera unveils evidence in Microsoft case | Linux Today

InfoWorld: Caldera unveils evidence in Microsoft case

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 29, 1999

“In a 188-page statement of facts filed Wednesday, Caldera
presented evidence it said supports its claims that Microsoft tried
to eliminate DR-DOS as a rival to MS-DOS by illegally tying MS-DOS
to Windows and misleading users into thinking DR-DOS and Windows
were incompatible.

“Caldera also claims that Microsoft used misleading product
announcements, known as “vaporware,” to dampen sales of DR-DOS,
made false and misleading statements about DR-DOS to create
uncertainty about the product, and used “per-processor” and other
exclusionary licensing terms to block out DR-DOS…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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