3. They can settle. Microsoft does have deep pockets. It is no stranger to litigation and has probably worked 'daily legal fines pending final decision' into the operating budget. The judgment of $290 million plus $21,102 per day is not even pocket change- it's more like when you see a penny on the ground but you don't pick it up because the pocket change isn't worth the effort. The judgment only give Microsoft 60 days to cease sales of Microsoft Word pending a decision, but that gives Microsoft 60 days to test the waters with their appeals efforts and ultimately to sit down with i4i and agree on a settlement figure to end the legal battle.