A U.S. District Court judge Friday granted Microsoft Corp.’s March 5th motion to delay the beginning of hearings on sanctions
against the company in the ongoing antitrust case pursued by nine states who rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s settlement
with the software titan.
On March 5, Microsoft requested a two-week postponement of the hearings — originally scheduled to begin next week — arguing that
it needed more time to review changes to the remedy proposal originally advanced by the nine states. The states submitted a revised proposal on
March 4.
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly Friday granted Microsoft a one-week delay, noting of the revised proposal, “There are some significant
changes.”
The states modified their remedy proposal in reaction to criticism that it would create confusion in the computer industry by
seemingly requiring the company to sell multiple versions of its Windows operating system. The states’ revision would require the
company to sell one “modular” version of the operating system. That modular version would not include browsers, media players or
instant messengers.
