Microsoft competitors plan to tell a federal judge this week that the software giant is using its monopoly power to shove out competition in emerging technology markets. The witnesses were taking the stand starting Monday on behalf of nine states that want Microsoft to be hit with strong penalties in order to restore competition and break Microsoft's Windows monopoly.
The nine states want Microsoft to create a stripped-down version of its flagship Windows software that could incorporate competitors' features. The states also want Microsoft to divulge the blueprints for its Internet Explorer browser.
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