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<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:3B3E30A4.70803@hawaii.rr.com">The ruling "puts everything Microsoft is doing in doubt,"
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U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, at a press conference Thursday, hedged when asked about possible settlement negotiations.
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<p> "I don't believe that we're in a weakened position. My own view
is that this is a victory for the department, and so the department is not,
I believe, in a weakened position here," he said. <b>"The court did find that
Microsoft had engaged in unlawful conduct to maintain its dominant position
in the computer operating system arena."</b></p>
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