Former Xbox 360 third-party memory card manufacturer Datel is free to pursue its antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, as a federal judge dismisses the console maker's attempts to have the case thrown out.
Datel, the UK manufacturer of various video game accessories, filed the suit last November, after a crackdown by Microsoft rendered the third-party memory units produced by the company useless. The company argues that Microsoft violates U.S. antitrust laws by forcing customers to rely on first-party accessories.
Microsoft immediately went on the defense, filing a series of motions to have the court case thrown out.
Federal judge Elizabeth Laporte dismissed three of the four motions Microsoft filed on Friday, requesting that Datel amend its claim that Microsoft was monopolizing the Xbox Live Market.
So now the court case continues, as does Microsoft's recent suit against Datel, claiming the company's third-party controllers infringed on Xbox 360 controller trademarks, a suit that quite frankly reeks of retribution.
Court OK's Datel antitrust case against Microsoft [GameSpot]