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Settlement would barely affect Microsoft, analysts say.(The Dallas Morning News)

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| November 01, 2001 | Goldstein, Alan | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Microsoft Corp. appears to have beaten back the federal government's three-year antitrust campaign against the software maker if terms of a tentative agreement become final, analysts and other industry watchers said Thursday.

However, the settlement is not a done deal because some state attorneys general who had joined the landmark case object. They are expected to ask for more time to write a reply, and they continued to urge Justice Department lawyers Thursday to demand tighter restrictions on Microsoft's business practices.

Microsoft critics blasted the reported terms of the tentative agreement, saying the company would be getting off too easily.

"The provisions of the proposed settlement are an invitation to further abuse," said Ed Black, president of the Computer & Communications Industry Association. The trade group, based in Washington, ...

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