“Lawyers that saw a career in targeting the large tobacco
concerns are now pointing their legal weaponry at the wounded giant
from Redmond. According to Stanley Chesley, who had some high
profile involvement in the actions against Philip Morris, ‘Millions
of people bought Windows, and if the company overcharged consumers,
it should be held responsible.’
The goldmine that the lawyers see owes something to the fact
that antitrust law in the US grants triple damages to plaintiffs
that prevail. The class action makes it feasible to sue based upon
a group of plaintiffs each of whom may only be claiming damages of
a few dollars from Microsoft for overcharging.”