Last week's hearing didn't appear to go well for those against the proposed DOJ/Microsoft settlement. This Business Week article attempts to read the tea leaves, suggesting the presiding judge is well and truly in the weeds and asserts that anybody that focused on minutia is unlikely to express problems with the larger settlement. Another hearing is scheduled for today - with the States presenting their issues, and providing more grist for naval gazing.

Foiled Again!. A Mar. 6 hearing to examine if Justice's deal with Gates & Co. serves the public interest avoided the key issues critics raise [Business Week: Technology] 

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