Legal Opinion
Comes v. Microsoft Corp.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 12, 2002No. 00-1268PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
A group of computer consumers filed suit alleging Microsoft Corporation maintained or used a monopoly in conjunction with its Windows 98 operating system for the purpose of excluding competition or controlling, fixing, or maintaining prices in violation of the Iowa Competition Law. See Iowa Code §§ 553.4, 553.5 (1997). On appeal, the consumers urge us to find our state antitrust law is not controlled by federal law, and thereby allow them to sue in Iowa as indirect purchasers. We conclude the Iowa Competition Law is not controlled by federal law and indirect purchasers may…
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