Microsoft Trims Witness List
Reuters | at | by Mike
Microsoft Corp. told a federal judge on Monday it will not call nearly half of its remaining defense witnesses, citing "progress made so far" in defending itself from severe antitrust sanctions. Attorneys for Microsoft told U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly that eight of the 17 witnesses remaining on its list would not take the stand, including four Microsoft executives, company spokesman Jim Desler said.
"After reviewing the progress made so far in our case, as well as assessing the states' witnesses and what we believe are shortcomings in the states' case, Microsoft has decided we will not call several individuals who were originally on our witness list," Desler said.