Microsoft asks Supreme Court to take case
C|Net | at | by Mike
In a move that was widely anticipated, Microsoft on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to take its antitrust appeal. The action could make it more difficult for the Justice Department and 18 states to seek an injunction against Windows XP. The upgrade to Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system is scheduled to be released in late October.
Andy Gavil, an antitrust professor with Howard University School of Law, said "a request for (certification) before the Supreme Court" would have little chance of success given that "the Court of Appeals delivered a unanimous verdict on monopoly maintenance."