Funds Notebook: Marsico's a Believer in Microsoft's Case; American Express Launches New Index Funds

Mister Softee's not going down without a fight.

That's what one of the most successful investors of the 1990s says in the wake of a federal court ruling Friday that Microsoft (MSFT Quote) is a monopoly.

"I do not think this case will be settled, and I do not think Microsoft will be broken up," says Tom Marsico, the S&P 500-beating manager who ran the highly successful (JAVLX Quote)Janus Twenty fund from 1988 until 1997. In August, Microsoft was among the top holdings in his $2.3 billion (symbol Quote)Marsico Focus fund, which he now runs at his own Denver firm, Marsico Capital Management. ...