91.  In addition, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that company executives would again meet with prosecutors to discuss settling the antitrust case against the company.

92.  In short, new-economy theories can cut both ways in antitrust cases.

93.  In fact, Microsoft has increased its lead over the competition since its antitrust case began, according to a survey by Softletter, a software industry newsletter.

94.  In the antitrust case, Microsoft was found to have used technical information or the threat of withholding such information to protect its monopoly and disadvantage competitors.

95.  In July the agency settled an antitrust case that pursued that argument without forcing Microsoft to make substantial changes to the way it operates.

96.  In the majority of antitrust cases, the Federal Trade Commission has sought injunctions to halt illegal conduct.

97.  In recent years, the assistant attorney general in charge of the antitrust division has made decisions about antitrust cases without input or interference from the White House.

98.  Indeed, the company is preparing to launch a new operating system that includes the kinds of features that have been at issue in the antitrust case.

99.  In traditional antitrust cases, high prices typically signal a gouging monopolist.

100.  Industry analysts suggest that the companies may have been emboldened to take stronger anti-Microsoft steps based partly on the perception that the antitrust case would weaken Microsoft.