Supreme Court Denies Microsoft Request

Adding yet another page to the never ending story of Microsoft's legal saga, the United States Supreme Court opted out of hearing Redmond's appeal for judicial review. The company's petition for oversight -- originally filed in August -– was seen by prosecutors as a delay tactic that had no basis for oversight. Microsoft maintained that the appearance of bias on the part of Federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson went straight to the heart of judicial integrity.

Microsoft Spokeperson Jim Desler told BetaNews, "We understood when we filed our petition that very few requests for Supreme Court review are granted, and had hoped, based on the strength of our petition and the importance of the issue, that ours was one of the few the Supreme Court could review this term."

Appealing for the overall good of the American economy Desler continued, "We will continue to move forward with the case at the District Court level and comply with the Court's order to work in good faith with the government to settle this case. We hope this process will lead to a quick resolution of the remaining issues in the interest of consumers so we can do our part to keep the economy moving forward."