The states suing Microsoft fought on Tuesday to bring in more evidence after the company shortened its own witness list in the antitrust penalty hearings. Microsoft won't call eight of its remaining 16 witnesses, so the states having already rested their case may not be able to use company e-mails and other documents to bolster their assertion that stronger penalties than those in the federal settlement are needed. Howard Gutman, a lawyer for the states, quoted what he said was a letter from Dell Computer to Microsoft executives complaining about the new contracts drawn up after the federal deal had been reached.
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