Microsoft antitrust case heads back to trial court; new district court judge will determine remedy to be imposed on firm
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After a federal appeals court refused to rehear a vital element of the Justice Department's antitrust case, Microsoft now has to return to trial court where a new judge will decide on a remedy for the software concern. This new situation could hamper the release of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 2001
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Gates cites AOL merger in defense
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Microsoft's Bill Gates criticized the lead prosecutor in his company's antitrust trial, adding that America Online's (AOL) proposed $4.2 billion bid to acquire Netscape should prompt the government to withdraw its case. Another development took place on Dec 7, 1998, when South Carolina's attorney general, Charlie Gates, announced that his state would no longer support the government's case because of the pending AOL-Netscape merger. Microsoft hailed the move by South Carolina, which had joined 19 other states and the Justice Department in filing a May 1998 suit against the software giant. Gates, in a satellite interview with reporters, accused David Boies, the Justice Department's lead prosecutor, of holding a vendetta against his company and attempting to trick him during Gates' videotaped deposition. Microsoft's attorneys, meanwhile, filed a request with the U.S. District Court that seeks to collect evidence on AOL's acquisition bid.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
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