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To: David Howe who wrote (59825)	7/13/2001 4:18:05 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 74651

Trying to get it back in the courts before more states settle? Government seeks to speed Microsoft case By Joe Wilcox Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 13, 2001, 12:50 p.m. PT just in WASHINGTON--The Justice Department on Friday asked an appeals court to issue an order moving the Microsoft case back to the trial court. If honored, the request would mean that the government could go forward with the case immediately rather than waiting until mid-August. The action could be a sign that the government will seek some kind of injunction against Microsoft before the new Windows XP operating system ships in October. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last month upheld a lower court's ruling that Microsoft had illegally maintained a monopoly in Intel-based operating systems. The seven appellate judges also threw out an order breaking Microsoft into separate operating system and software application companies. More details to follow. news.cnet.com