Former judge defends his bid to break up Microsoft

**MIG-31** · Jun 21, 2005, 04:47 PM

WASHINGTON--Former U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, who savaged Microsoft from the bench before being removed from the case for his wayward conduct, still thinks that breaking up the software behemoth was the right thing to do. In a speech Tuesday before the American Antitrust Institute, Jackson said that the "Microsoft persona I had been shown throughout the trial was one of militant defiance, unapologetic for its past behavior and determined to continue as before."

"Windows is an operating system monopoly, and the company's business strategy was to leverage Windows to achieve a comparable dominion of all software markets," Jackson said. "Nothing has changed, to my observation, in the five years that have elapsed since my decision...Microsoft has won the browser war in the United States. Netscape Navigator, if it is still available at all, has only a small fraction of the browser market."
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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Former judge defends his bid to break up Microsoft WASHINGTON--Former U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, who savaged Microsoft from the bench before being removed from the case for his wayward conduct, still thinks that breaking up the software behemoth was the right thing to do. In a speech Tuesday before the American Antitrust Institute, Jackson said that the "Microsoft persona I had been shown throughout the trial was one of militant defiance, unapologetic for its past behavior and determined to continue as before." "Windows is an operating system monopoly, and the company's business strategy was to leverage Windows to achieve a comparable dominion of all software markets," Jackson said. "Nothing has changed, to my observation, in the five years that have elapsed since my decision...Microsoft has won the browser war in the United States. Netscape Navigator, if it is still available at all, has only a small fraction of the browser market." _______________ Read More: News.com __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here