[Am-info] Senate leaders skeptical of Microsoft deal

[John Bryan]

I am not at all confident this will ever make any difference, following 
the cave in of the DOJ, but nonetheless, the situation appears to not be 
totally ignored...

Senate leaders skeptical of Microsoft deal
By Joe Wilcox
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
December 12, 2001, 8:15 a.m. PT
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-202-8152978.html?tag=pff

WASHINGTON--Members of the Senate's powerful Judiciary Committee voiced 
serious concerns Wednesday over a settlement deal announced last month 
between Microsoft and the Justice Department and nine states.

Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., described the settlement 
as an "Invitation to the next chapter of litigation." Orrin Hatch, 
R-Utah, concurred, also questioning the "enforcement capabilities" of 
the settlement agreement.

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JB