IP: Microsoft's Top Officials May Testify to Help Fight Sanctions

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/business/10SOFT.html

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The opposing sides in the remedies trial --- Microsoft and nine states --- 
exchanged witness lists late Friday night.

In addition to Mr. Gates, Mr. Ballmer and other company executives, the 
Microsoft list includes 21 expert and industry witnesses including 
representatives from other software makers, personal computer 
manufacturers, an electronics retailer, a telephone company, a cable 
television company and a venture capital firm.

In the long-running antitrust trial, the company was criticized for not 
putting Mr. Gates, its chief strategist, on the stand.

It was also widely second-guessed in legal circles for packing its witness 
list with Microsoft officials, calling only a couple of outsiders from the 
industry.

On the witness list exchanged Friday night, there are asterisks next to the 
names of Mr. Gates, Mr. Ballmer and several other Microsoft executives.

The nine states, including Connecticut and California, in the remedies 
trial oppose the Bush administration's proposed settlement to the Microsoft 
antitrust suit.

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