EXHIBIT 99.3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Civil Action No. 98-1232 (TPJ) Defendant. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE OF APPEAL Defendant Microsoft Corporation hereby appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from the Final Judgment entered in this action on June 7, 2000, as well as from the Order entered in this action on April 3, 2000 (save from the portion of the Order dismissing the plaintiff's first claim for relief). Pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the district court consolidated this action with Civil Action No. 98- 1233 (TPJ) for purposes of trial. An appeal is also taken in that action this day. ______________________________ William H. Neukom Thomas W. Burt David A. Heiner, Jr. Diane D'Arcangelo Christopher J. Meyers MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052 (425) 936-8080 John L. Warden (Bar No. 222083) Richard J. Urowsky Steven L. Holley Theodore Edelman Michael Lacovara Richard C. Pepperman, II Christine C. Monterosso Bradley P. Smith SULLIVAN & CROMWELL 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 (212) 558-4000 June 13, 2000 Microsoft Corporation CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 13th day of June, 2000, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Appeal to be served by facsimile and by overnight courier upon: Phillip R. Malone, Esq. Antitrust Division U.S. Department of Justice 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Room 10-0101 San Francisco, California 94102 Fax: (415) 436-6687 Kevin J. O'Connor, Esq. Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7857 123 West Washington Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53703-7957 Fax: (608) 267-2223 Christine Rosso, Esq. Chief, Antitrust Bureau Illinois Attorney General's Office 100 West Randolph Street, 13th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60601 Fax: (312) 814-2549 Richard L. Schwartz, Esq. Deputy Chief, Antitrust Bureau New York State Attorney General's Office 120 Broadway, Suite 2601 New York, New York 10271 Fax: (212) 416-6015 ______________________ Bradley P. Smith