UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                             )

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Plaintiff,                                                            )

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v.                                                                                             )           Civil Action No. 98-1232 (TPJ)

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MICROSOFT CORPORATION,                               )

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Defendant.                                                        )

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STATE OF NEW YORK, ex rel.                                 )

  Attorney General ELIOT SPITZER,               )

  et al.,                                                                                                                          )

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Plaintiffs and                                                     )

Counterclaim-Defendants,         )

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v.                                                                                             )           Civil Action No. 98-1233 (TPJ)

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MICROSOFT CORPORATION,                               )

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                                                                                    Defendant and              )

Counterclaim-Plaintiff.               )

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FINDINGS OF FACT