FC: Supreme Court declines to hear Microsoft's antitrust appeal

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,47418,00.html

   High Court Nixes MS Appeal
   By Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com)
   7:03 a.m. Oct. 9, 2001 PDT

   WASHINGTON -- Microsoft has been denied its best chance to overturn a
   court ruling that dubbed it a recidivist monopolist.

   On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Microsoft's appeal
   that could have prevented as-yet-unspecified penalties from being
   levied against the software maker.

   Without comment, the justices rejected Microsoft's petition, leaving
   the case in the hands of U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.

   [...]




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