Judge calls for a quick remedy in the Microsoft antitrust case

The presiding judge in the Microsoft antitrust case, meeting with lawyers for both sides in Washington on Tuesday, said he wanted to "fast-track" the remedy phase of the case and consider encouraging the litigants to appeal the outcome directly to the Supreme Court, according to a transcript of the meeting.

During the meeting, the judge laid out a tight schedule for filings from both parties every 10 or 15 days "under a genuine fast track which would enable us to conclude the remedy phase within 60 days" of Monday, he said.