Thanks Tim. "While Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly did nothing to betray how she might decide with regards to the Microsoft/US Department of Justice (DOJ) settlement, she did ask attorneys representing both parties some pointed questions about the deal during the opening day of hearings Wednesday. Operating under the requirements of a 1974 federal law, Kollar-Kotelly will decide whether the settlement is in the public interest and, if so, the agreement will be ratified and Microsoft officials will sign a consent decree. However, if the judge throws out the settlement, Microsoft's four year old antitrust case will stretch out for months more, and the company has vowed to appeal to the US Supreme Court."
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