Judge extends Microsoft oversight for two years
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday to extend the U.S. government’s antitrust oversight of Microsoft Corp for two more years, but stopped short of granting a five-year extension sought by states accusing the company of continuing monopolistic behavior.
District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she will extend the government’s oversight of Microsoft until November 12, 2009, two years after its original expiration date, due to delays by Microsoft in filing technical documents to software licensees. The consent decree settled the landmark U.S. antitrust case against Microsoft in 2002. The decree covers the company’s ties to computer makers, how its software works with other types of software and enforcement to ensure it does not repeat past practices.
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