Microsoft Denies RealNetworks' Antitrust Violation Charges

Microsoft denied that it illegally used its desktop computer operating system monopoly to hurt digital media rivals, responding to civil antitrust charges brought by archrival RealNetworks. In a 31-page legal filing, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant argued that RealNetworks has suffered no injury as a result of its conduct, which it defended as "permissible competitive activity."