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To: keithsha who wrote (46090)	6/7/2000 10:58:00 AM
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Judge to Release Microsoft Decision Wednesday By David Lawsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The judge in the Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) antitrust case said he will release his final decision at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Wednesday, which is widely expected to include breaking the company in two. ``The court will issue its memorandum and order and final judgement,'' the court said in an announcement. ``Copies of the decision will be made available to the public, in both electronic and paper form, beginning at 3 p.m.'' District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson found in April that Microsoft's behavior broke antitrust laws. His order would be aimed at preventing future antitrust violations. The government has proposed that the court order Microsoft split into an operating systems company and another firm that would contain Microsoft's other software and online businesses. At a hearing last month, the judge requested only minor changes to the government's plan, leading many antitrust experts to believe he is receptive to the proposed breakup. Microsoft has vowed to appeal the ruling and predicted that it will prevail on major points. ``We fully expect to prevail on the most important points on appeal, which is that we remain an integrated company and that we retain our right to continue to respond to customers and integrate new capabilities into Windows,'' said Microsoft President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer this week. The U.S. Justice Department and a number of states brought the case against Microsoft in May of 1998, accusing the software giant of using its monopoly in the Windows personal computer operating system to leverage market share for its Internet browser software. Microsoft's shares were a dollar lower at 68-5/8 in early trading on Wednesday. E-mail this story - (View most popular) \| Printer-friendly format