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Joel Klein, assistant attorney general in charge of Justice's antitrust division, hailed the agreement.

''Microsoft has agreed to immediately make available the most up-to-date, fully functional version of Windows 95 without forcing computer manufacturers to take its browser as well,'' he said.

The settlement provides ''an opportunity for meaningful competition among browser companies for preinstallation of their software on new personal computers,'' the Justice Department said.


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