Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> After takin' a swig o' grog, JEDIDIAH belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> On 2009-03-21, amicus_curious <ACDC@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> <the usual disingenuous unctuous bullsballs>
>>
>> You will probably have a hard time convincing anyone except
>> shills and lemmings that Microsoft is some sort of innnocent victim.
>> These days, you will probably have difficulty getting sympathy for
>> any corporation regardless of their origin.
>
> Microsoft's one of those multinational corporations that have come to think
> they are above the laws of any one nation.
>
In reality, to a great extent, this has been shown to be true. I think
that the turning point was Neelie Kroes at the EU taking on MS and
winning, and then imposing a settlement, at least of sorts. This was
much better than what happened in the US, where the legal system was
squashed out of the way.
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