Microsoft Judge Throws Out Testimony
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The federal judge hearing the Microsoft antitrust case said particularly damaging testimony against the company is hearsay, and refused to consider it in deciding whether nine states can impose harsh penalties on the company. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said the written testimony from RealNetworks vice president David Richards could not be admitted because Richards did not have direct knowledge.
Despite protests from lawyers representing the states that the e-mails provide context of Microsoft's behavior, the judge threw them out. She said the states have not called those individuals, like Schuler, to confirm what Microsoft said."I don't see how this can be anything but hearsay," Kollar-Kotelly said.