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Microsoft Case May Force Bush to Seek a Stiff Penalty for Antitrust Violations.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)

| July 02, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. 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

Byline: Frank James

Jul. 2--WASHINGTON, D.C.--Now that a federal appeals court has dismissed two of the Justice Department's three claims against Microsoft Corp., the conservative President Bush might prefer to be as hands-off as possible about penalizing the software Goliath.

But circumstances may not permit that.

The rap, fair or not, that the administration has taken for being too pro-business on environmental and energy issues, some analysts say, may force the Justice Department to take substantial action for the remaining finding against Microsoft--that it illegally acted to protect its Windows software monopoly. That would be especially true if…

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