Judge delays ruling as Microsoft makes offer

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Sources familiar with the federal government's antitrust case against software giant Microsoft Corp say that Judge Penfield Jackson is more likely to hand down his decision on the case later during the week of Mar 27, 2000. The deal may be unrelated to settlement negotiations between the company and the government, with officials already predicting that any settlement will most probably be reached after Jackson issues his ruling.

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Microsoft ruling open to appeal

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Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's ruling against Microsoft is expected to embolden competitors to file private lawsuits and may even trigger the breakup of the software giant. A more immediate result is the drop in stock price from $120 to $90 which led to a loss amounting to $14 billion of Gates' personal fortune. Experts believe that the federal judge's decision has soft sports that are vulnerable to appeal. They also expect the firm's stock to make a modest recovery in the latter part of 2000.

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Microsoft fears of disclosure losses in dispute

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The proposal by the Justice Dept and 19 states to compel Microsoft Corp to reveal technical information in Windows to its competitors to ensure an industry-standard operating system is being opposed by the software giant. Microsoft claims the 'disclosure' proposal would result in a competitive advantage to its rivals. Skeptics of Microsoft's claim say that competitors could use Microsoft's source code only to make their products compatible with Windows and that Microsoft retains its intellectual property rights over the system.

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