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Computerworld reports that Microsoft intends to ask the court to dismiss a Novell antitrust lawsuit, after a hung jury in Utah could not come to an accord on the case last week.



Novell filed the lawsuit seven years ago, claiming Microsoft abused its dominant position in the PC operating system market to harm Novell's desktop applications business. On Friday, jury members at the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, informed the judge they were unable to reach a unanimous decision, and the judge declared a mistrial.

Novell said that it will seek a re-trial in the case.
  Microsoft to seek dismissal of Novell suit