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Nov 28 12:59 PM EST

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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (39997)	3/27/2000 6:33:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	of 74651

WASHINGTON, Mar 27, 2000 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Some government lawyers have expressed sufficient interest in a settlement Microsoft Corp. has offered in its antitrust case that they expect a trial judge at least to delay plans to deliver his verdict on Tuesday. The 11th-hour proposal from Microsoft, faxed on Friday, was considered generally inadequate in important areas by some of the 19 states in the lawsuit. But it was provoking enough discussion among others on Monday that a delay was widely expected, according to sources close to the case who spoke on condition of anonymity. Other sources with knowledge of the negotiations said nothing was expected for at least 10 days. U.S. Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein flew to New York for an unrelated meeting Monday night at Columbia University. U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson earlier warned lawyers in a private meeting that he will announce his decision on Tuesday absent progress during settlement talks, which were being coordinated in Chicago by a federal appeals judge, Richard Posner. Some of the difficulties in evaluating Microsoft's offer stemmed from the large number of plaintiffs. The Justice Department was discussing Microsoft's 10-page proposal with states, and some states were exchanging thoughts in a series of telephone conference calls Monday. Jackson has signaled that he will rule strongly against Microsoft. He issued the first phase of his verdict in November with blistering findings that accepted nearly all the allegations against Microsoft. In the upcoming phase, Jackson must identify which federal laws, if any, Microsoft violated. If settlement efforts are fruitless, the judge was expected to decide on sanctions after hearings later in the spring or summer. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Microsoft's offer includes allowing computer makers to modify the blueprints to all current and future versions of its Windows software to embed competitors' technologies. The Journal said the offer also limits Microsoft from rewarding or punishing computer makers by banning discrimination for Windows' prices.

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