The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Friday to reject Microsoft's request for review of the antitrust case against the computer software giant. The software manufacturer argues that the case is ``ripe'' for the high court's review, ``but Microsoft offers no satisfactory explanation of why that is so,'' states the 26-page Justice Department filing. The case currently is before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who will determine what punishment Microsoft should face. A federal appeals court found that Microsoft engaged in an unlawful course of conduct to maintain its monopoly for Intel-compatible personal computer operating systems, sending the case back to the lower court and ordering that a new judge decide the punishment.
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