Other States Won't Join Appeal

Massachussetts may be alone in appealing the Microsoft verdict. West Virginia is the only other state which may join. The Microsoft verdict essentially said you are found guilty of violating antitrust laws and abusing monopoly power but we will impose no effective penalties and just say you can't do some of those practices again.

With conservative pro-business judges being appointed for life a doctrine that business can just about do whatever it likes is now standard.