Nine states seeking strong antitrust sanctions against Microsoft Corp. on Thursday abruptly canceled plans to demonstrate the feasibility of one of their key demands -- a version of the Windows operating system with removable features. An attorney for the states said they had made the decision to avoid prolonging the case after Microsoft said it needed an indefinite period of time to prepare a response to the states' argument on removable features.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly had also expressed annoyance at the states' late introduction of voluminous supporting documents.
"Our sense is that she's ready for this to conclude," said Tom Greene, an assistant attorney general for California.
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