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To: Dealer who wrote (43963)	11/6/2001 9:55:31 AM
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States Tell Judge They Split on Microsoft Pact WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 18 states in the Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) antitrust case said on Tuesday they were split over backing a settlement of the three-year-old legal battle. One third were opposed to the deal reached last week between the company and the U.S. Justice Department (news - web sites), and another third were prepared to sign it after some minor changes. The remainder were undecided and were granted until later Tuesday to make up their minds. ``Those (opposing) states are very troubled by the agreement, even in the (latest) version,'' Brendan Sullivan, attorney representing the states, told U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. But Microsoft said there was no point in further negotiation. ``The issues in this case have been beaten to death,'' attorney John Warden said on behalf of the company.