Microsoft is expected today to file 150 pages of arguments in the US Court of Appeals on why the company should not have been found guilty of violating antitrust law and why it should not be split into two smaller entities.

The remaining written proceedings between Microsoft and the Department of Justice will take place over the coming three months. After today’s anticipated filing by Microsoft, the Department of Justice will have until 12th January 2001 to respond. The filings will be considered by a full panel of judges in the Appeals Court.

Microsoft will challenge the finding that it illegally maintained a monopoly in PC operating systems and that it attempted to monopolise the internet browser market. The company hopes to show that its acts did not exclude competition and that its distribution of Internet Explorer software was not contrary to competition laws.

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