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...what is largely perceived to be a last-ditch effort to avoid Judge Jackson's looming decision - which many predict will be harsh - Microsoft proffered a deal last week that would have separated the company's Internet browser from its Windows operating system. The government rejected the offer, saying it did not go far enough in curbing Microsoft's monopoly control over the technology industry. Of course, says Professor Warren Grimes of Southwestern University Law School in Los Angeles, even if Judge Jackson does rule against Microsoft, that will hardly be the end of the story. "Jackson won't retry...
Lately, though, installing software feels like a cross between talking to a telemarketer at dinner and a national referendum on health care. Do you want the program to be your default browser? Do you want to overwrite an earlier version of DirectX? Do you want to register online now or the next time you reboot, or should we remind you every two weeks for the rest of your life...
...happened. After Microsoft introduced Windows 98, it became the practice to embed all kinds of Net functionality into programs. For instance, live links to websites suddenly became commonplace in e-mail; if you were reading a message, you had only to click on the blue text to launch your browser automatically and go to the website. This was a good thing; it made life easier. But for it to work, Windows needed to know how to get to the Internet on your computer. That's why this business of designating a default browser, an e-mail program and a newsgroup...
Lessig's filing is widely seen as supporting the government, because of his argument that Jackson could disregard a 1998 federal appeals court's ruling. The 1998 case ruled Microsoft could bundle its Web browser, Internet Explorer and its Windows operating system if there was a "plausible claim" that consumers benefit from having both products together...
...Justice Department, along with 19 state attorneys general, has accused Microsoft of forcing computer manufacturing firms to buy a Windows version which includes the Explorer browser...