Microsoft and nine plaintiff states return to the courtroom Wednesday for closing arguments in the software giant's antitrust remedy proceeding.
The day in court will bring to a close nearly two months of testimony, spanning 33 witnesses, before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who will now decide Microsoft's fate.
Kollar-Kotelly has yet to approve that settlement, leading some antitrust experts to wonder if she will treat the two different "tracks" in the case as one proceeding.
Both sides, which will have about three hours each for closing arguments, expressed their interest in concluding this portion of the landmark, 4-year-old antitrust trial.
"We are very eager to bring this case to culmination," said Tom Miller, the Iowa Attorney General and one of the states' leaders, on Tuesday. "This is a historic case. It will have a huge impact on preserving fair and healthy competition in a computer age that seems to move at the speed of light."
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