__/ [ Mark Dodel ] on Wednesday 14 February 2007 23:20 \__
> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:17:37 UTC, John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Microsoft_Iowa_Settlement.html
> -> ->
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> -> TECH WIRE
> ->
> -> Wednesday, February 14, 2007 · Last updated 9:01 a.m. PT
> ->
> -> Microsoft settles Iowa antitrust case
> ->
> -> THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
> ->
> -> DES MOINES, Iowa -- A class-action lawsuit that alleged Microsoft Corp.
> -> overcharged consumers was settled Wednesday for an undisclosed amount.
> ->
> -> Details could be released at a court hearing April 20.
>
> It appears that as part of the settlement the evidence collected of
> microsoft's crimes has been hidden. Now
> http://www.iowaconsumercase.org/ requires a Userid/password to access.
> Did anyone download the files from there or know another location for
> them?
I'm sure someone wgetted them, or at least quotes them. Take /these/ for
example:
,----[ Quote ]
| From: Bill Gates
| Sent: Saturday, December 05, 1989 9:44 AM
| To: Bob Muglia (Exchange); Jon DeVaan; Steven Sinofsky
| Cc: Paul Mariz
| Subject: Office rendering
|
| One thing we have got to change is our strategy -- allowing Office
| documents to be rendered very well by OTHER PEOPLES BROWSERS is one of the
| most destructive things we could do to the company.
|
| We have to stop putting any effort into this and make sure that Office
| documents very well depends on PROPRIETARY IE capabilities.
|
| Anything else is suicide for our platform. This is a case where Office has
| to to destroy Windows.
`----
http://www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/2000/PX02991.pdf
Allchin's 'Buy a Mac' E-Mail Exposed
,----[ Quote ]
| "I must tell you everything in my soul tells me that we should do
| what I called plan (b) yesterday. We need a simple fast storage
| system. LH [Longhorn] is a pig and I don't see any solution to this
| problem. If we are to rise to the challenge of Linux and Apple, we
| need to start taking the lessons of 'scenario, simple, fast' to
| heart. Jim"
`----
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/allchins_buy_a_mac_email_exposed.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/y5cuu6
,----[ Quotes with annotation ]
| "(Microsoft manager:) I don't like the fact that the report show us losing
| on TCO on webservers. I don't like the fact that the report show us losing
| on availability (windows was down more than linux). And I don't like the
| fact that the reports says nothing new is coming with windows .net server."
|
| [...]
|
| "I don't like it to be public on the doc that we sponsored it because I
| don't think the outcome is as favorable as we had hoped. I just don't like
| competitors using it as ammo against us. It is easier if it doesn't mention
| that we sponsored it."
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http://www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/9000/PX09695.pdf
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