单选题：A Bob Herbold, the executive vice president and chief operat

A Bob Herbold, the executive vice president and chief operating officer for Microsoft, said that the judge's ruling this week is just a first step in the process that is just getting under way.
B Microsoft's competitors know that the company in fact has a referee starting directly over the shoulder every time it moves on a playing field.
C What's more, Microsoft erected the barriers to keep others out of the marketplace.
D The Justice Department's top anti-trust prosecutor says this week that the government is looking at a full range of remedies.
E Jackson said that the company took that additional profit and inVested it not in its own products but in efforts to keep other companies out of various software markets.
F Meanwhile Bill Gates, in a full-page advertisement published in the Washington Post and addressed to the company's customers, partners and shareholders, commented on Friday' s ruling.
G He claimed that Microsoft is committed to resolving this matter in a fair and responsible manner, while ensuring that the fundamental principles of consumer benefit and innovation are protected.
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