Last week, Microsoft executives softened their language, but did not change the company's position.

All that is now in the past, Microsoft executives assert.

Microsoft executives, one person in the room remarked, assume that the world will come to them.

"They're two halves of the same person," said a Microsoft executive who has worked closely with them for years.

Other Microsoft executives said that only the company should have the right to determine what is part of their operating system.

That meeting, according to Microsoft executives, was not a negotiating session.

"We don't take anything for granted," says a Microsoft executive who is involved in the project.

Microsoft executives said that they cut off network connections for several hours on Thursday morning.

The price will be between $400 and $500, according to Microsoft executives.

Microsoft executives say they believe the company will win in court, after the judge and special master review further evidence.