Judge Warns Microsoft to Keep Promise
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U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly gave Microsoft a stern warning Friday to keep its promise to abide by antitrust penalties expected later this year. Kollar-Kotelly said she accepts Microsoft's assurance, but that she will be watching. "These are the kinds of things that will come back to haunt you if you don't, because I have a memory of all these statements," she said. Kollar-Kotelly's decision on the entire case is expected in late summer. Much of the testimony Friday, the last day of hearings, centered around how much of Kollar-Kotelly's time will be taken up by the ongoing battle between Microsoft and the states. As the trial judge in charge of the case, Kollar-Kotelly will be responsible for disputes over the life of her decree. The states want a 10-year term, whereas Microsoft and the federal government agreed on five years in their settlement last year.