As settlement talks get underway yet again in the Microsoft Corp antitrust case, legal experts are still doubtful about whether the company will reach a compromise with the government. Despite strong exhortations to settle from U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, Microsoft executives may still conclude they are better off holding out for a final ruling from the judge than making major concessions to the government, antitrust attorneys said in interviews this week. "I would be surprised if we saw a settlement in short order," said Andrew Gavil, a professor of antitrust law at Howard University in Washington. "(Microsoft) will only settle if it's in their interest to settle."
|