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Microsoft may try to settle
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July 16, 2001: 7:12 a.m. ET
U.S. antitrust chief reportedly receives new offer from software maker
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Microsoft Corp. approached antitrust chief Charles James last week with a new settlement proposal in its long-running antitrust suit with the Department of Justice, according to a published report Monday.
The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the situation, said Microsoft (MSFT: Research, Estimates) called James before announcing plans to allow PC manufacturers greater flexibility in configuring desktop versions of its Windows operating system, including allowing them to remove its Internet Explorer Web browser.
The DOJ on Friday asked a federal appeals court to expedite the Microsoft's antitrust case back to a lower court for further review.
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A Microsoft spokesman declined to comment on the matter, the report said, saying about Friday's ruling that Microsoft and the government "share the goal of trying to get the remaining issues in the case resolved as quickly as possible."
A spokeswoman for the Justice Department declined to comment, the paper said.
Shares of Microsoft lost 26 cents to $71.34 in trading Friday. 
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