Massachusetts to appeal settlement in desperation
C|Net | at | by Mike
Massachusetts officials said Friday they will appeal a recent ruling in Microsoft's more than four-and-a-half year-old antitrust case. "We are going to appeal," state attorney general Tom Reilly said Friday during a conference call. "This appeal is necessary to protect consumers." Massachusetts delivered its decision ahead of a Monday deadline. The nine plaintiff states have 30 days from U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's Oct. 1 ruling to decide whether to file an appeal. But Massachusetts is not likely to be supported by other states that have previously criticized the settlement as inadequate. "We are going it alone," Reilly said.