Assistant Attorney General Charles James, November 2001: the Justice Department's own account of why it settled the Microsoft case instead of seeking a breakup. The department called it a win; nine states kept fighting for stronger remedies.
The goals of the government were to obtain relief that stops Microsoft from engaging in unlawful conduct, prevent any recurrence of that conduct in the future, and restore competition in the software market-we have achieved those goals.
Assistant Attorney General Charles James, November 2001: the Justice Department's own account of why it settled the Microsoft case instead of seeking a breakup. The department called it a win; nine states kept fighting for stronger remedies.