In a joint release from the companies, Bristol officials also expressed relief and satisfaction with the settlement, terms of which were undisclosed. Bristol first sued Microsoft in 1998, alleging that the software giant violated federal antirust law by cutting off the smaller firm's access to Microsoft's Windows NT source code. The two companies traded litigious body blows for nearly three years, with Bristol first losing, then winning a major judgment against Microsoft. Today's settlement officially ends the legal bloodletting, Cullinan said.
Every legal issue is a challenge.
At the end of the day, we're just happy to get it over with.