[CLUE-Tech] M$ the Monopolist

[David Anselmi]

This is sadly funny.  M$ says they won, Justice Dept says they won.
Most quotes from 'technologists' I've heard say 'who cares' (i.e., the
outcome is the same in the long run).  Sigh.

I said in the beginning that when you go to court (especially over
something like this), the side with the most lawyers (read money) wins.
Anyone know the Justice Dept budget compared to M$ revenues?

Here's a related link http://www.scyld.com/expert/modules.html about M$
influence.  It has to do with the new BIOS option that says 'PnP OS?'
Scroll down to the heading 'The "D3-cold" problem'.

Dave

Cyberclops wrote:

>> The ruling "puts everything Microsoft is doing in doubt,"
>>
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>> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093499,00.html
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> U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, at a press conference Thursday,
> hedged when asked about possible settlement negotiations.
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> "I don't believe that we're in a weakened position. My own view is
> that this is a victory for the department, and so the department is
> not, I believe, in a weakened position here," he said. "The court did
> find that Microsoft had engaged in unlawful conduct to maintain its
> dominant position in the computer operating system arena."