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    Microsoft says that the proposed remedies are "extreme and not commensurate with what is left of the case". Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, the trial judge, will decide next spring. She has put the case on two parallel tracks. One is a review of the existing Justice Department settlement (under the Tunney act) to determine if it is in the public interest. The other is litigation over the newly proposed remedies.

    The European Commission, for its part, will probably wait and see what transpires in America before proceeding. It is unlikely simply to rubber-stamp the outcome, as Microsoft has suggested. For one thing, European regulators have disagreements of their own with the company, chiefly that it is trying to extend its monopoly into the server and media-player markets.

    But competitors and critics of the software giant, who have heavily lobbied both the states and Brussels, should not get their hopes up. Given the economic and political environment, it is still unlikely that  Microsoft will get more than a slap on the wrist, even if it hurts more than the company would like. (45)_____.

    To some extent this is already happening. The "Liberty Alliance", for example, is gaining momentum.  American Express and  AOL Time Warner recently joined this coalition, whose goal is to provide an alternative to  Microsoft's online authentication service, called Passport. Similarly, if the entertainment industry got its act together, it might be able to stop  Microsoft defining the standard for digital copy-protection. Perhaps this time around, such alliances will prove a better match for  Microsoft's determination.

[A] Businesses and consumers want benefits of being connected anytime, anyplace - without compromising security or control of personal information.

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