Microsoft Corp. has already used its proposed settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to impose harsher terms on computer manufacturers that buy its software, the states still pursuing the antitrust case against the company alleged on Tuesday.
In a legal brief filed with U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, the states cited the comments of a Microsoft executive to bolster their argument that the settlement is weak and has not diminished the software giant's ability to abuse its monopoly in personal computer operating systems.
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