Microsoft Corp. has had discussions with Novell Inc. on a number of topics and has made significant progress, as evidenced by the recent settlement regarding NetWare. Unfortunately, despite extensive efforts, Microsoft and Novell were unable to reach a reasonable agreement regarding Novell’s WordPerfect claims, and Novell has now chosen to litigate this matter.
Through this lawsuit, Novell seeks to blame Microsoft for its own mismanagement and poor business decisions. The record is clear that bad decisions and business mistakes are the reasons WordPerfect fell out of favor with consumers. It’s also unfortunate, and surprising, that Novell has just now chosen to litigate over a business it owned for a very short time and that it sold more than eight years ago.
AW: Complete statement linked in the headline, along with a Microsoft-provided WordPerfect History (Word Document).
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