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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Judge Clarifies Gates' Role in Trial
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates must travel to Iowa only once to
>| defend his company in a class-action antitrust case beginning Thursday
>| that accuses him of running a monopoly that overcharged Iowans
>| millions of dollars.
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| The lawsuit seeks about $330 million for Iowans who have purchased
>| the software maker's products since 1994.
> `----
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061129/microsoft_trial.html?.v=1
>
> Wait and watch how Microsoft settles using Windows and Office coupons
> (preventing a move to Linux) while keeping itself "not guilty" on paper.
> It's buying silence money and rewarding the plaintiff with /more/ lockins
> (e.g. DRM, SharePoint, a version of Office that's not compatible with OOo).
Here we go again - American justice in action...
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
QOTD:
How can I miss you if you won't go away?
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