Microsoft Corp submitted a final written appeal to a federal judge on Monday in an effort to fend off strong antitrust sanctions sought by nine states. In a 500-page summation of its defense, attorneys for the software giant told U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly that the restrictions would benefit rivals like AOL Time Warner Inc. AOL.N and Sun Microsystems Inc, and would deprive consumers of a reliable platform for software. An even bigger filing by the states accused Microsoft of distorting their proposal and said the company's proposed settlement with the Justice Department is ineffective.
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