Microsoft picks 3 for watchdog panel
Yahoo | at | by Mike
Microsoft took early steps Friday to begin obeying court-approved sanctions in its antitrust case, appointing three of its existing board members to a new committee responsible for making sure the software maker doesn't break the rules. The appointments satisfy one requirement that U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly imposed against Microsoft on behalf of nine states that had rejected a settlement the company negotiated with the Justice Department.
The judge ordered Microsoft to allow computer makers and customers to remove icons for some Microsoft features, share some technical information with rivals, agree to uniform contracts with computer makers and agree not to participate in exclusive deals that could hurt competitors.