Microsoft Corp. was close to sharing a key programming tool after learning that Palm Inc. was participating in the antitrust case against the software giant, an executive from the No. 1 handheld computer maker told federal court on Thursday.
Palm executive Michael Mace told U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly the software giant had refused Palm access to the software development tool called VSIP and had set one-sided conditions for allowing Palm handhelds to work with Microsoft's .NET Internet software.
Mace was the ninth witness called by nine states seeking stiffer sanctions against Microsoft for findings it illegally maintained its Windows monopoly in personal computer operating systems.
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