Gates Admits Sanctions Would Force Different Behavior

Although he's highly critical of the remedies proposed by nine states and the District of Columbia in his company's antitrust trial, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates acknowledged that some of the restrictions would have prevented the company from engaging in behavior that an earlier court deemed illegal. In cross-examination during his second day on the witness stand, Gates reluctantly said the proposed remedies would have kept Microsoft from threatening to cease development of Mac Office if Apple Computer had not installed Internet Explorer on new computers.