By Julian Goldsmith, 3 August 2001 08:07
NEWS The US appeal court has rejected requests from Microsoft that it reconsiders its June decision which found the Seattle behemoth anti-competitive in its business practices. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found the software giant guilty of integrating its IE internet browser with its Windows OS so well that they could not be separated. The court's statement said: "Nothing in the court's opinion is intended to preclude the District Court's consideration of remedy issues." The court also denied a request by the US Department of Justice to cut short the waiting period before the Microsoft case is allowed to go to a lower court, denying the department the chance to issue an injunction against Microsoft before the release of its new OS, XP, at the end of October Microsoft was philosophical about the appeal court's decision. A spokesman said: "We appreciate the court's review of our petition on this matter. We remain committed to moving forward promptly in the legal process and we continue to remain open to resolving any remaining issues in this case as quickly as possible." Microsoft's soon to be released XP has come under a considerable amount of fire from a number of directions. Not only has the US government tried to delay its launch, but last month calls came for it to be delayed from US Senator Charles Schumer and 10 privacy organisations. Software maker Intertrust has also filed for a court injunction against the OS on the grounds that it violates four of its patents.
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