The judge who tried to break up Microsoft in 2000 passes away June 17, 2013 by admin Tweet Thomas Penfield Jackson, the federal judge who tried and failed in 2000 to break up Microsoft because he thought it was a monopoly, has passed away at the age of 76. Read more… Neowin Related Posts:A quick look back at the launch of Windows 2000 24…Apparently, the Microsoft Store could not count past 2000Delaware judge gives Twitter a quick trial in Elon…Samsung Limited-Time Offer: 85-inch Neo QLED 4K TV…Nvidia unveils the RTX 2000 Ada Generation GPU for…