UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                       Plaintiff,                   v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION,                   Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 98-1232 (CKK)

In accordance with the Court's Minute Order of July 7, 2009, Plaintiffs and Microsoft hereby provide notice that the Court's proposal to hold the next Joint Status Conference on August 13, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. is convenient for all parties. The parties will file the Joint Status Report by August 7, 2009.

Dated: July 17, 2009

Respectfully submitted,

FOR THE STATES OF NEW YORK, OHIO, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN NORTH CAROLINA, AND WISCONSIN _/s/_____________________________ ELLEN COOPER Assistant Attorney General Chief, Antitrust Division Office the Maryland Attorney General 200 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202 410/576-6470 FOR THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, IOWA, KANSAS, FLORIDA, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, UTAH, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _/s/_____________________________ KATHLEEN FOOTE Senior Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of California 455 Golden Gate Avenue Suite 11000 San Francisco, California 94102-3664 415/703-5555

FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S ANTITRUST DIVISION _/s/_____________________________ AARON D. HOAG JAMES J. TIERNEY SCOTT A. SCHEELE ADAM T. SEVERT Trial Attorneys U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 600 E Street, N.W. Suite 9500 Washington, D.C. 20530 202/514-8276

BRADFORD L. SMITH MARY SNAPP DAVID A. HEINER, JR. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052 425/936-8080

FOR DEFENDANT MICROSOFT CORPORATION _/s/_____________________________ AARON D. HOAG JAMES J. TIERNEY SCOTT A. SCHEELE ADAM T. SEVERT Trial Attorneys U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 600 E Street, N.W. Suite 9500 Washington, D.C. 20530 202/514-8276 _______________/s/________________ CHARLES F. RULE JONATHAN S. KANTER Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 1201 F Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 202/862-2420 STEVE L. HOLLEY RICHARD C. PEPPERMAN II Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 212/558-4000 Counsel for Defendant Microsoft Corporation