To make its case against severe sanctions, Microsoft, shifting its previous strategy, has named both Bill Gates, its cofounder and chairman, and Steven A. Ballmer, the chief executive, as witnesses in a trial on remedies in the antitrust case it lost.
The opposing sides in the remedies trial Microsoft and nine states exchanged witness lists late Friday night. In addition to Mr. Gates, Mr. Ballmer and other company executives, the Microsoft list includes 21 expert and industry witnesses including representatives from other software makers, personal computer manufacturers, an electronics retailer, a telephone company, a cable television company and a venture capital firm.
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