MS ANTITRUST: States ask for five-year extension of judgment

The California group of state plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust case will ask for a five-year extension of a large portion of the 2002 judgment against the company, the group's lawyer said Tuesday.

The California group of states wants an extension of most of the middleware portions of the judgment, said Stephen Houck, a lawyer for the California group. Microsoft still retains a huge lead in the operating system and Web browser markets, he said.

"Very little has happened in five years . . . in those markets," he said.

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The California group of state plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust case will ask for a five-year extension of a large portion of the 2002 judgment against the company, the group's lawyer said Tuesday.

The California group of states wants an extension of most of the middleware portions of the judgment, said Stephen Houck, a lawyer for the California group. Microsoft still retains a huge lead in the operating system and Web browser markets, he said.

"Very little has happened in five years . . . in those markets," he said.

(More to follow.)

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