Judge extends antitrust scrutiny for Microsoft till November
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
A U.S. judge extended antitrust oversight of Microsoft until November 2009 on Tuesday, rebuffing the company's arguments but stopping well short of the additional five years that New York, California and other states had sought.
The ruling, by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, keeps intact a series of provisions meant to prevent Microsoft from using its Windows monopoly to unfair advantage. Among other things, those provisions prohibit the company from retaliating against computer makers.