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Re: Gary M. Stewart (aka “Flatfish”) About Microsoft AstroTurfing: “It’s made me A LOT of money….”


After takin' a swig o' grog, High Plains Thumper belched out
  this bit o' wisdom:

> For example, look at all the lawsuits with Microsoft as defendant:
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2005/07/14/microsofts-law...
>
> or http://tinyurl.com/59wley
>
> [quote]
>
> Award Amount    Plaintiff
> --------------  ------------------
> $1,950,000,000  Sun
> $1,100,000,000  California
> $850,000,000    IBM
> $750,000,000    AOL
> $613,000,000    EU
> $536,000,000    Novell
> $521,000,000    Eolas
> $500,000,000    DR DOS/Caldera
> $440,000,000    Intertrust
> $250,000,000    Apple
> $240,000,000    Minnesota
> $202,000,000    Florida
> $150,000,000    Gateway
> $104,600,000    Arizona
> $96,000,000     Perma Temps
> $89,000,000     North Carolina
> $83,000,000     Stac
> $64,000,000     Tennessee
> $62,000,000     SPX
> $60,000,000     Burst
> $35,000,000     Immersion
> $34,000,000     Massachusett
> $32,000,000     Kansas
> $23,250,000     Be
> $22,600,000     Nebraska state
> $12,300,000     Montana
> $10,500,000     Maryland
> $10,500,000     Private (5)
> $9,700,000      Vermont
> $9,330,000      South Dakota
> $9,000,000      Employee fired (3)
> $9,000,000      North Dakota
> $8,960,000      Carlos Armando (1)
> $8,600,000      Daum (4)
> $6,200,000      Columbia
> $4,100,000      Bristol
> $3,150,000      New Mexico
> $2,000,000      Iowa

Need a bailout?  Just sue Microsoft.

-- 
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue, a custom
whereof the memory of man runneth not howsomever to the contrary, nohow.

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