[Am-info] Bay State continues Microsoft case alone

[Erick Andrews]

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/168/business/Bay_State_continues_Microsoft_case_alone+.shtml

[excerpt:]

[Attorney General] Reilly last night said through a spokeswoman 
that he was unfazed by West Virginia's settlement. 

 ''Nothing has changed with West Virginia's decision to withdraw,'' 
Reilly spokeswoman Beth Stone said.   ''Last year we made the 
decision to appeal the Microsoft ruling and pursue a remedy that 
will protect consumers, bring back competition, and ensure corporate
accountability.  Those goals remain. 

 ''Massachusetts remains committed to this appeal and will see it 
through,'' Stone said. ''We have always known that this would not 
be an easy path, but a necessary one to hold Microsoft accountable 
for its anticompetitive behavior and restore consumer choice and 
competition in the marketplace.'' 

Reilly's office has estimated that, if the state's appeal succeeds, it is 
due to collect more than $2 million from Microsoft for the time spent 
by state lawyers and paralegals on the case. 

-- 
Erick Andrews