That Extra $1.5 Billion Will Just About Cover the Cost of Those Xbox 360 Repairs

Alcatel-Lucent’s astonishing $1.52 billion jury verdict against Microsoft would have done much to bolster the company’s sagging fortunes. But the Franco-American telecommunications equipment maker is going to have to look elsewhere for financial solace. Finding that a jury’s decision was “against the clear weight of the evidence,” a federal judge yesterday overturned the February verdict [...]