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Friday, April 17, 2009

Feds Want Eyes On Microsoft For Another 18 Months

By Paul McDougall April 17, 2009

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday asked a federal court to extend government oversight of Microsoft's operations for at least another 18 months in order to ensure that the company complies with an antitrust settlement under which it must share Windows product information with competitors. In a statement, DOJ said it has "concerns with the quality of the technical documentation Microsoft provides to licensees under this program and with the length of time it is taking Microsoft to improve that documentation." As a result, DOJ said it has asked Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of U.S. District Court in D.C. to extend court scrutiny of Microsoft until at least mid-2011. The oversight was originally set to expire in November.

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