Judge Quizzes Microsoft, States on Sanctions
Reuters | at | by Mike
A federal judge on Wednesday sharply questioned attorneys on both sides of the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case, still weighing how far-reaching sanctions against the software giant should be. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly quizzed lawyers in the landmark case about whether she should impose sanctions on Microsoft that cover products like handheld computers and network servers, and whether she should order the company to make features of its Windows operating system removable. Kollar-Kotelly challenged an attorney for nine states pressing for strong sanctions against Microsoft to defend their far-reaching demands, including one that would require Microsoft to offer a version of Windows that can have features stripped out and replaced by rival software.