federal and state governments today sued microsoft saying the computer software giant is predatory and scheming to crush all competition. >> microsoft used its monopoly power to develop a choke hold on the browser software needed to access the internet. >> i don't think bill gates recognized the seriousness of the situation. this was a case that simply wasn't going to go away. >> worst case, they'll ask us to create a crippled product, and that would be too bad. that would really hold us back. so we're quite confident that won't happen. >> the government tried to avoid this trial in every way they could. but once bill rejected every settlement offer, the world just changed because it was like okay, so now we're going to court. the government might not be good at some things, but it's really good at litigation. and when it decides it's going to win a lawsuit, you are going to face a formidable adversary. .