It shows the ruling is basically going to be the government's proposed order, consisting of a two-way split and interim remedies.

His antipathy toward the defendant is apparent, ... Jackson was careless in the order last fall when he issued the injunction without a hearing. He can't do that again here.

This split ruling at least suggests that we need to look at these cases on an individual basis, as we have done in the past.

Norris, more than anyone else, showed how difference in royalty terms reinforced Microsoft's control over equipment suppliers,

The states have suggested they want limits on Microsoft's development of WebTV, which they view as an extension of [Microsoft's] products to other new media, ... The states want to forestall Microsoft capturing those technological paths as well.

The thing the dealmakers tend to look at is: 'what did the guy ahead of me in line have to pay to get through?'