Feds eye next Windows version
The Justice Department is already monitoring the next version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, still years from introduction, to make sure it complies with an antitrust settlement between the software provider and regulators, according to a published report.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that Justice Department attorney Renata Hesse told a federal judge Monday that the government is beginning its monitoring of the new operating system, code named "Longhorn," to make sure it is not presented with a "fait accompli" version of the software that would be difficult to change.
Hesse said Justice Department lawyers would visit Microsoft's headquarters next week to discuss a variety of antitrust compliance issues, including the development of Longhorn.
