Evil Judge grants states' antitrust oversight of Microsoft to 2009

SEATTLE (AP) -- Court oversight of Microsoft Corp.'s market power, which began in 2002 after a landmark antitrust settlement, has been extended two years.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a consent decree enforcing the settlement would remain in effect until November 2009. A group of 10 states led by California and New York had requested the oversight be extended until November 2012.

The court's ruling "should not be viewed as a sanction against Microsoft," U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote. She said she based her decision on delays by Microsoft in filing technical documents related to the licensing of its software.

"We will continue to comply fully with the consent decree," Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, said in an e-mail. "We are gratified that the court recognized our extensive efforts to work cooperatively with the large number of government agencies involved."

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Microsoft continues to obscenely grovel before the court, rather than hardball them... pathetic!

Evil Judge grants states' antitrust oversight of Microsoft to 2009

Evil Judge grants states' antitrust oversight of Microsoft to 2009

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