The nine states' proposal ``would imperil Microsoft's business and technology model, depriving the marketplace of the primary benefits that Windows provides and thereby greatly devaluing the product,'' Gates said. The 156-page statement was submitted in writing, and Gates took the stand for cross- examination by the states' lawyers. [...] By referring to the settlement only in passing, Gates may avoid being questioned about it under rules that confine cross-examination to the scope of the direct testimony.
Hmmm.
Cheers,
Scott.