Judge to rule Friday on Microsoft Antitrust Case
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The federal judge overseeing the Microsoft antitrust case will issue her decision on Friday on what sanctions should be imposed on the company, a source familiar with the case said. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly will hand down her ruling soon after the stock market closes at 4 p.m. EST about what additional sanctions -- if any -- to impose on Microsoft beyond the proposed settlement reached last year by the company and the Justice Department, the source said.
An appeals court in June of 2001 upheld trial court findings that Microsoft had illegally maintained its Windows monopoly in computer operating systems. Microsoft reached a settlement with the Justice Department in November. But nine states, including California, Iowa and Connecticut, say the deal is inadequate and have asked the judge for tougher restrictions.