The legal battle between Microsoft and the United States government reached its conclusion in 2001, with Internet Explorer at the center of discussions about Microsoft's future. Meanwhile, Microsoft pressed ahead with the release of Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6.0.

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Sources:
    • https://neconomides.stern.nyu.edu/networks/Microsoft_Antitrust.final.pdf
    • https://www.wired.com/2001/02/microsoft-judge-ripped-in-court/
    • https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/28/business/us-appeals-court-overturns-microsoft-antitrust-ruling.html
    • https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/26/business/microsoft-waits-for-bush-s-position-on-its-antitrust-case.html
    • https://money.cnn.com/2001/11/02/technology/microsoft/
    • https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/01/technology/judge-accepts-most-of-proposed-settlement-in-microsoft-case.html
    • https://tech.slashdot.org/story/08/03/09/2136242/ie-55-beats-ie6-and-ie7-on-acid-3
    • https://www.cnet.com/reviews/microsoft-internet-explorer-6-0-review/
    • https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-rivals-leave-minor-marks-online/