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U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz could rule as early as today on a proposed multi-million-dollar settlement of the class action antitrust suits that calls for computers and Microsoft software into the nation’s poorest schools, Reuters reports. Motz had given the two sides until 17:00 ET Thursday to reach a compromise, but the two sides were unable to reach an agreement.

Cliff Edwards of BusinessWeek Online opines that Apple needs to apply its design prowess to new digital devices for the masses, noting that products such as iPod might have a much larger impact if compatible with both Macs and PCs. “… [Apple] needs to break out of its all-Mac, all-the-time rut.”