Justice, States Reportedly Pushing for Microsoft Breakup

A possible breakup of Microsoft (MSFT Quote) could be in the works, as the U.S. Justice Department and 19 states are said to be seeking a divestiture of the company's Office software business, in addition to other splits along product lines.

Federal officials reportedly see divestiture as the least "regulatory" way of controlling Microsoft's monopoly, The Wall Street Journal said Monday. Divestiture of the Redmond, Wash.-based company's software applications would substantially restructure the world's largest software maker, though it would still fall short of some of the breakup proposals.

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