Nine states suffered a setback
Reuters | at | by Mike
Nine states pursuing the antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. suffered a setback in court on Wednesday when the judge rejected a request to freely introduce transcripts and video of interviews with 18 Microsoft officials, including Chairman Bill Gates. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said the nine states seeking stiff sanctions against Microsoft should have made their request earlier under a timetable she issued before the hearings began.
"Before the trial started, something should have been said," said Kollar-Kotelly, who is weighing what remedies should apply against Microsoft for illegally maintaining its Windows monopoly in personal computer operating systems.