Game over for Microsoft critics
Wash. Post | at | by Mike
The game clock has almost expired for Massachusetts and a handful of other holdouts who continue to insist that Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the federal government isn't working.
The San Jose Mercury News says the "appeals filed by Massachusetts and the industry trade groups -- the Computer and Communications Industry Association and the Software and Information Industry Association -- face steep odds. 'This is kind of like when you bet on a long shot at the track. It could have a huge payout,' but it's unlikely, said Palo Alto antitrust attorney Mark Ostrau. 'It's easy for an appellate court to say you went too far, but it's rare for an appellate court to say you didn't go far enough.'"