Novell claimed that Microsoft withheld certain critical technical information about Windows from Novell, thereby impairing Novell's ability to develop new versions of its word processor and spreadsheet applications.
It also alleged that Microsoft integrated certain technologies into Windows designed to exclude WordPerfect and other Novell applications from relevant markets, and that Microsoft used its monopoly power to prevent hardware partners from offering WordPerfect and other applications to customers.
According to reports, Judge J. Frederick Motz allowed Novell to proceed with two claims of unfair competition that are supported by facts proved in the US Government’s successful antitrust case against Microsoft. But he rejected the claims by Novell about Microsoft's control of the markets for word processing and spreadsheet applications that did not form part of the case.
