Microsoft antitrust case still has bounce
C|Net | at | by Mike
As expected, a federal appeals court said it will consider whether a settlement inked between Microsoft, the U.S. Department of Justice and some state attorneys general was consistent with the public interest. The judges are required by law to hear appeals from the lower court. The judges have not set a date for oral arguments in the case, but they're likely to be held by this summer.
Legal experts predict Massachusetts and West Virginia will have a difficult time before the appeals court, especially because Kollar-Kotelly spent 32 days last spring on hearings before crafting a remedy that would be appropriate.
In an separate case filed against Microsoft by archrival Sun Microsystems, attorneys for both companies will square off against each other before a federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., next Thursday.