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Antitrust settlement proposal drafted by Microsoft

Reuters notes a report in the Wall Street Journal’s online edition today stating that Microsoft is drafting a settlement proposal for the U.S. government in hopes of resolving the antitrust suit against them. According to the report, this move by Microsoft is in response to the government’s recent decision not to seek a breakup of the software giant.

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Motley Fool duel update

Apple was the subject of a Motley Fool duel earlier this week that asked if Apple could weather the downturn in the PC sector, or if it would stumble like other PC makers. The duel presented arguments and rebuttals from both sides and allows readers to vote the winner. Currently the bull argument (pro-Apple) has 68 percent of the vote, compared with 16 percent for the bear (anti-Apple) argument.

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