Microsoft says govt. break-up plan ‘defective’

WASHINGTON: Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday criticized a final government proposal to prevent future antitrust violations by splitting up the firm, arguing in a court filing that the plan was "defective", "vague" and "ambiguous."

"When an injunction is so vague and ambiguous that it 'defies comprehension' it is void and unenforceable," Microsoft told District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, in a filing that commented on the government plan.

On Friday, the government provided the judge with a "clean copy" of its proposal, which he had asked for. The judge has already found that Microsoft violated antitrust law and is expected to soon rule on his remedy.

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