Surprise Caldera settlement tops Microsoft legal news

The software giant and Caldera settle while the Supreme Court rejects Microsoft's temp worker appeal.

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Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

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The software giant and Caldera settle while the Supreme Court rejects Microsoft's temp worker appeal.

"We are pleased to put this chapter behind us."

- Jim Cullinan, Microsoft spokesman, regarding Caldera's suit.

Caldera settlement shows a new side of Microsoft
Licking its battle wounds, the software giant may have learned an important lesson from the government's antitrust case and another federal case that Intel settled last March.

Microsoft, Caldera settle long-standing lawsuit
update The two companies resolve their suit regarding a product called DR-DOS, causing Microsoft to take a one-time charge against earnings.

Court lets Microsoft stock ruling stand
The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Microsoft's appeal of a ruling that thousands of temporary and contract workers are eligible to buy discounted stock in the software giant.

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