Microsoft Vows Better Antitrust Compliance
From Associated Press
Microsoft Corp. pledged to expand legal training for employees and broaden its internal reviews of industry agreements to be sure the company didn’t violate its antitrust settlement with the government.
The company’s decision, disclosed in court papers, responds to criticism last month by the federal judge overseeing its business practices. She objected to a proposal by Microsoft -- unlawful under the settlement -- to force manufacturers to tether iPod-like devices to its own music player software.
Microsoft abandoned the idea after a competitor protested, and it later blamed the flap on a newly hired “lower-level business person” it said did not understand the company’s obligations under the settlement with the Justice Department.
