http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,44780,00.html MS Monopoly Vigil Intensifies By Declan McCullagh (declanat_private) 2:00 a.m. June 26, 2001 PDT WASHINGTON -- Nearly four months have elapsed since a federal appeals court heard arguments in the Microsoft antitrust case, and advocates on all sides are starting to sweat. It's not just the summer heat. A combination of events -- including the court's recent announcement of its plans for distributing the decision of U.S. v. Microsoft and the announced retirement of the chief judge in July -- have led to a kind of nervous anxiety not seen since U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson was preparing to declare Microsoft a recidivist monopolist. Among Microsoft-watchers, the heebie-jeebies become most acute every Tuesday and Friday here around 10 a.m. That's when the appeals court normally releases opinions, though it recently noted that "usual practice may not be followed in this case." [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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