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Byline: David Warsh

May 16--THE MORE THINGS CHANGE: The government's case against Microsoft afforded a rare lighthearted moment when assistant attorney general for antitrust Joel Klein took to a California rostrum last week to explain his views.

He'd been reading up on regulatory vs. structural remedies, he said. He was concerned because the government had sought the breakup of a great American corporation.

The issues were complex. The trial was lengthy. Differences of opinion were bitter. For instance, Klein said, The Wall Street Journal had this to say about the case on its editorial page:

"While the Justice Department can't...

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