Reports suggest that Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) will formally reject the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plans to break up the company, saying that the requirement is a “regulatory death sentence.” Today’s Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said, however, that Microsoft is willing to concede on other points, acceding to “common sense” restrictions on its conduct to meet the DOJ’s antitrust claims.
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Microsoft Accepts ‘Common Sense’ Restrictions
Posted by: Steve Gold February 16, 2000 12:00 AMReports suggest that Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) will formally reject the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plans to break up the company, saying that the requirement is a “regulatory death sentence.” Today’s Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said, however, that Microsoft is willing to concede on other points, acceding to “common sense” restrictions on its conduct to meet the DOJ’s antitrust claims.