Third U.S. Judge quashes Microsoft subpoenas
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Microsoft's request to subpoena IBM in the software giant's antitrust battle with European regulators was denied by a U.S. federal judge Thursday.
Microsoft sought to obtain documents and correspondence between Big Blue and the European Commission, which issued an historic antitrust order regarding the software giant in 2004. IBM is currently a third party in the Commission's review of whether Microsoft should pay a significant fine for noncompliance of the remedies listed in that order.
Microsoft claims the requested documents could aid its defense against the Commission's "statement of objections," and has not only tried to subpoena IBM but also other third parties in the case, such as Novell. But a federal court in Boston recently rejected Microsoft's Novell subpoena request as well.