Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who is overseeing the US antitrust
trial against Microsoft, has extended the deadline for joint
submissions in the case, originally set for last Friday due to the
terrorist attacks in the country. Microsoft is also acting to
address concerns expressed after the attack about its Flight
Simulator program.
Following last Tuesday’s events, the submissions in the
antitrust case were postponed until today. However, that deadline
has now been further extended until Thursday, with a hearing to
discuss the submissions, originally scheduled for this Friday, now
postponed until 28th September.
Microsoft has also said that it will offer a software patch for
use with current versions of its Flight Simulator software. The
patch, available free from next week, will allow users of the
simulator to block out images of the New York skyline affected by
last weeks terrorist attacks. Concerns were expressed last week
that the simulator could have helped terrorists in preparing for
their attacks. The company has also postponed the October release
of its Flight Simulator 2002 software which had included images of
New York City.
