The court charged with policing Microsoft's 2002 antitrust settlement with the US government has extended its oversight of the company until November of 2009, an additional two years. Most of the watchdogs were supposed to be called off this past November. However, late last year 10 states led by California and New York that were party to the original suit asked Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to extend the supervision of Microsoft until 2012.