[ Thanks to Kevin
Reichard for this link. ]
“Attorneys for the Justice Department and 19 states who won
their antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. are leaning against
asking for the breakup of the company in the remedy phase of the
case, according to people familiar with the discussions.”
“While breakup was taken off the table during out-of-court
settlement talks, government officials still have not officially
ruled it out since U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson’s
April 3 verdict that Microsoft broke federal antitrust law.”
“The debate within the government camp is fluid enough that
a decision easily could go the other way before attorneys formally
present their plan to Jackson by the end of the month. Justice
Department officials, asked about the reports from the sources
close to the talks, said no decision has been made.”