Microsoft Corp. argued in a Minnesota court on Tuesday it never overcharged customers for software, denying charges in its first trial of a class-action suit.
The case under way in Minneapolis in front of Hennepin County District Court Judge Bruce Peterson is the first class-action against Microsoft to go to trial. Since last year, Microsoft has reached settlements in nine states and the District of Columbia totaling more than $1.5 billion.
“Microsoft’s high market share is the result of choices made by millions of people to buy Microsoft software,” David Tulchin, Microsoft’s lead lawyer, argued in his opening statement. “There have always been choices for consumers.”
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