The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Microsoft's request that it hear an appeal of the antitrust case against the software maker. The Redmond, Wash.-based company had appealed not on the merits of the case but because of comments that U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson had made to the media. "We're disappointed that our petition is not one of the few the Supreme Court chose to review this term," said Microsoft spokesman Vivek Varma. "We will continue to move forward with the case at the District (Court) level and comply with the court's order to work in good faith with the government to settle the case." Varma said that the company hopes the process will lead to a quick resolution of the remaining issues "in the interest of consumers, so we can do our part to keep the economy moving forward."
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