State antitrust enforcers have found what they say are serious flaws in Friday settlement's between Microsoft Corp and the Justice Department and they may not be able to sign the deal in its current form, the Wall Street Journal report in its online edition on Monday. Many of the 18 co-plaintiff states agreed late Sunday to ask for changes on a dozen specific points in the proposed settlement, the report said quoting lawyers close to the deliberations. On Friday, Microsoft and the U.S. Justice Department announced the settlement of their three-year-old antitrust case, with the software giant accepting restrictions on its business practices but avoiding harsher penalties.
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