Among the possibilities now being considered by the department are breaking the company up and licensing the Windows source-code to competitors.

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People were seen trying to escape the violence from the upper floors of the court buildings by breaking windows and climbing out of the buildings.

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Breaking windows does not enrich the town.

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Microsoft has many business lines, outside of Windows, and potentially breaking up the company could be worth it for shareholders.

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The officer suggested stringing empty cans across the windows so that we could hear them breaking in.

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The states so strongly believe they are right in the case that they are seeking "nuclear-weapon-like remedies" such as breaking up the company or forcing it to license the source code for Windows, Mr Kovacic said.

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