By Julian Goldsmith, 7 November 2001 08:31
NEWS Nine US states have yet to support the settlement agreed by Microsoft and the Department of Justice, seriously jeopardising the conclusion of the antitrust case against the software giant that has already lasted over three years. The other nine states which have started their own proceedings against Microsoft have pledged their support to the deal. Critics of the settlement say it lets the software giant off the hook. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut attorney general, said: "A deal that is good may not be good enough. My present intention is to proceed in the litigation" The nine states which have rejected the settlement California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Utah, and West Virginia may reach individual settlements of their own with Microsoft. Tom Miller, attorney general for Iowa, said: "We in Iowa continue to look at the agreement. We move on with the litigation, [but] we are open to settlement talks. We congratulate the states that have settled."
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