In July 1999, the Federal District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson had to decide whether, as the U.S. Department of Justice, Microsoft illegally monopolized the supply of personal computer operating systems. Trial, originally expected to take two months from October 19, 1998, from the date went on for eight months, and generated two million pages of documentation. If he came to the conclusion that Microsoft had violated the Sherman Act as charged, Judge Jackson had to decide what action to remedy the situation, it has to be implemented. However, he decided that the complex issues before him, his opinion would have to be "bullet-proof" for the losing side will almost certainly appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. HKS Case Number 1522.0 "Hide
by Priscilla Offenhauer, FM Scherer 21 pages. Publication Date: August 1, 1999. Prod. #: HKS063-PDF-ENG