what is a settlement proposal, that is, will it be broad enough, will it be deep enough?
Some of the parties, and of course it is 19 states and the District of Columbia as well as the federal government that have sued Microsoft, were considering going to Chicago where federal mediator Richard Posner has been meeting separately with the sides, going there this weekend in light of this settlement but — settlement proposal, that is. But our latest information is that they may not do that. I’m not sure what if anything we can infer from that. The situation is very fluid. We have no details on what may be proposed and whether it will be acceptable to the states or to the federal government. That’s the latest that we have on the antitrust front regarding Microsoft, the states and the federal government. HALL: Steve, thank you very much. We will continue to watch this story for you live here at CNN Center here in Atlanta. I’m Andria Hall, now back to Bobbie Battista and “TALKBACK LIVE.” TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER
