Microsoft has ended its long battle with European regulators by agreeing to comply with key elements of the European Commission's 2004 antitrust order, the parties announced on yesterday.
Unless one side or another decides to appeal, Friday's decision could mark the final chapter in a case once said to be a definitive one for antitrust law in the 21st century.
A proposal being considered by a key Web services organisation could pave the way for Sun Microsystems to join on equal footing with rivals Microsoft and IBM.
The acquisition may be complicated and poorly timed, but some experts say undoing the deal could be disastrous for both companies.
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