Court papers filed this week demonstrate that the U.S. Department of Justice is asking Microsoft to reveal more to rivals who license essential Windows computer code as part of the company’s ongoing antitrust settlement. The documents in federal court show that Microsoft has agreed to a deal with the DOJ, as well as state attorneys general, to resolve worries that rivals are not getting enough “back-up documentation” when they pay for access to protocols needed to make server software work well with the Windows operating system.
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DOJ Calls on Microsoft To Open More Code
Posted by: Gene J. Koprowski April 16, 2004 07:39 AMCourt papers filed this week demonstrate that the U.S. Department of Justice is asking Microsoft to reveal more to rivals who license essential Windows computer code as part of the company’s ongoing antitrust settlement. The documents in federal court show that Microsoft has agreed to a deal with the DOJ, as well as state attorneys general, to resolve worries that rivals are not getting enough “back-up documentation” when they pay for access to protocols needed to make server software work well with the Windows operating system.