The government claims Microsoft has abused its Windows operating system monopoly. Since Windows runs more than 90 percent of all desktop PCs, government lawyers argue Microsoft unfairly dominated the market for Internet browsers by including its own browser, Internet Explorer, for free inside Windows98. But Microsoft counters that its copyright license for Windows and Explorer allowed the company to bundle the two products together. After today's session, the chief of Microsoft's defense team, William Neukom, spoke to reporters. Judge Jackson is expected to issue his ruling as early as next month.
Potential penalties range from a slap on the wrist to breaking up the company.
In Washington, I'm John Dimsdale for Marketplace. Government limos had a tougher time than usual cruising the streets of Washington today. Hundreds of truckers converged on the capital to protest rising gas prices. The truckers are calling for a price rollback to last May's level of about a buck a gallon. A European consumer products giant is giving its workers a taste of downsizing, American style.