> Merits of the case decided by who? Decided by the entirety of the legal apparatus prior to the election in 2000. I don't recall the details at this late date

> Merits of the case decided by who? Decided by the entirety of the legal apparatus prior to the election in 2000. I don't recall the details at this late date, and you can Google as well as I can, but my memory is that the judge in that case had recommended that Microsoft be broken up for it before Bush came to power.