n Ashcroft, U. S Attorney General.\rToday we are announcing a strong, historical settlement reached by the\rDepartment of Justice and the Microsoft Corporation that will put an end to\rMicrosoft's unlawful conduct, bring effective relief to the marketplace, and\rensure that consumers will have more choices in meeting their needs of\rcomputing and working with their computers. This settlement is the right\rresult for consumers and for businesses, the right result for the economy,\rand the right result for government. It provides prompt, effective, certain\rrelief for consumers and removes the uncertainty in the computer market, a\rcritical factor in today's economy.