Two desperate trade groups join Microsoft appeal
PC World | at | by Mike
Two computer industry trade groups have thrown their weight, and piles of legal paperwork, behind two states that continue to press Microsoft in its landmark antitrust bout with the U.S. government. The Computer & Communications Industry Association and the Software and Information Industry Association have joined the ongoing antitrust action. On Friday, they filed a motion with a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., to appeal District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's approval of a settlement between Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Before they can appeal, they must be granted the right to intervene in the case. The court will also hear a separate appeal by Virginia and Massachusetts in the four-year-old case.