Court Rules in Favor of Microsoft
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A Connecticut consumer didn't have the right to sue Microsoft Corp. in state court alleging anticompetitive conduct, because the harm to him was too remote and indirect, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. The court tossed out the lawsuit filed by Andrew Vacco of Wallingford, who claimed a Microsoft monopoly forced him to pay too much to have the Windows operating system installed on his computer.
the high court upheld a lower court decision that Vacco, as an indirect purchaser of Microsoft's software, is barred from bringing a claim under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act or state Antitrust Act because his alleged injuries were too remote from Microsoft's conduct.