1.   A district court found that Microsoft had maintained an illegal monopoly that harmed consumers and competitors, and the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the core findings in June.

2.   Clint Reilly, a former mayoral candidate, filed suit claiming the deal would violate antitrust laws and leave Hearst with an illegal monopoly.

3.   In other words, Mr. Gates is accused of trying to create an illegal monopoly to force out competitors.

4.   Microsoft exercised illegal monopoly power five years ago when it coerced computer manufacturers into favoring its Internet Explorer browser over Netscape Navigator.

5.   Now reflect on the federal judge who has branded Microsoft an illegal monopoly that has run roughshod over the electronic-business economy.

6.   Reilly contended that Hearst intended to buy The Chronicle and close the Examiner to create an illegal monopoly of the newspaper business in San Francisco.

7.   Under the agreement, negotiated over the last several days, both sides would discuss illegal tying of products and illegal monopoly maintenance on the first day.

8.   A court has already ruled Microsoft operated as an illegal monopoly and improperly thwarted competitors.

9.   A court has already ruled Microsoft operated as an illegal monopoly that stifled competition.

10.   A federal appeals court ruled in June that Microsoft had operated as an illegal monopoly and harmed consumers.