Google sues US government, says bid terms favor Microsoft

WASHINGTON, Nov 2, 2010 (AFP) – Google has filed suit against the US government claiming the terms for a large Department of the Interior contract favor rival Microsoft.

The lawsuit was filed by Google and Onix Networking Corp., a reseller of Google products, in the US Court of Federal Claims on Friday.

Google argues that the terms of the bid for an email, calendar and document collaboration system for some 88,000 Interior Department employees implicitly rule out a Google product and favor one from software giant Microsoft.