[Am-info] Microsoft set to pounce on states' slipup

[Fred A. Miller]

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Microsoft set to pounce on states' slipup

"WASHINGTON--Microsoft's decision to withdraw Chief Executive Steve Ballm=
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and other witnesses from testifying in the ongoing antitrust trial may be=
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move to exploit a potentially costly mistake made by the litigating state=
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attorneys.

The software giant appears to be using the error--a failure to get certai=
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pretrial depositions entered into the trial record--to limit the amount o=
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new evidence the states can introduce in the nearly 4-year-old case, lega=
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experts say.

On Friday, Microsoft whisked Ballmer off its witness list, along with OEM=
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(original equipment manufacturer) account manager Gayle Brock. Earlier in=
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week, Microsoft chopped another eight people from its list."

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-899558.html

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
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