Like anxious teens before the prom, some of America's technological titans are trying to win a date to an obscure court hearing for one last chance to rail against bitter rival Microsoft Corp. The object of their wooing is the judge considering whether to approve the software company's proposed antitrust settlement with the government. Kodak, AOL Time Warner, and SBC Communications are some of the companies lobbying for a chance to convince U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly the deal is bad for Americans and the industry.
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