Microsoft judge pushes for settlement
C|Net | at | by Mike
The new judge overseeing the remainder of the Microsoft antitrust case on Friday ordered the government and the company to enter into intensive settlement talks ahead of hearings on possible sanctions against the software giant. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said during a status hearing with the parties that the settlement talks should proceed "24 hours a day, seven days a week" until a deadline Nov. 2. She said it was an "optimal time" to settle the case out of court and that a deal should be possible "if everybody is reasonable and acting in good faith."