[CLUE-Tech] .net - Can you say Class Action Lawsuit!

[Cyberclops]

As far as I'm concerned M$ is guily until they prove themselves 
innocent.  However, a law suit is not likely to be fruitful, but a club 
complaint to the Justice Department may be in order and actually do some 
good.  The bottom line is that this is just one more example of M$ 
abusing its monopoly postition.  And, I for one don't like it.

Brandon N wrote:

> We should probably do a lot more research before we jump in to
> something.  What exactly are the grounds for a lawsuit, and does the
> fact that it's a UK website make a difference, and did MS make the
> website, or just the software behind it. Are there any technical
> reasons for not giving access to linux?
> 
> Brandon
> --- Cyberclops <Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> Jeffery Cann's wife is an attorney.  Let's get the ball rolling.
>> 
>> 
>> Richard Knechtel wrote:
>> 
>>> There is a simple solution :^)  Bring a class action lawsuit
>> 
>> against 
>> 
>>> M$ by ALL Linux users. however many millions there are. I am sure
>> 
>> you 
>> 
>>> could find some attorney that wouod take it on if nothing else for
>> 
>> the 
>> 
>>> big $$$$ he might be able to get out of it. :^)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> At 06:52 AM 7/8/01 -0600, you wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Opera reports itself as IE 5, but it doesn't work at this site.  I
>>> 
>>>> don't care about accessing the site, but I do care about M$
>>> 
>> bumping 
>> 
>>>> off Linux.  I find it highly unethical, and I sincerely feel the 
>>>> weight of the club should be brought to bear on M$.  We use Linux,
>>> 
>>>> but we need to do more than that,  When we see abusive dishonest 
>>>> unethical practices by a convicted monopolist, we need to report 
>>>> their continued wrong doing to authorities that might be able to 
>>>> bring more pressure on M$ to act responsibly.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Brandon N wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> The reason you can't go farther is that anonymizer disables
>>>> 
>> javascript.
>> 
>>>>> isn't there one of the browsers that will let you forge all the
>>>>> headers, including OS type?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Brandon
>>>>> --- Cyberclops 
>>>>> <mailto:Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com><Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com>
>>>> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>>>> Can you get passed the first page?  I just tried you method and
>>>>> 
>> it
>> 
>>>>>> let
>>>>>> me see the first page, but nothing more.  M$ is really a big
>>>>> 
>> bunch of
>> 
>>>>>> $OBs in my opinion.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Brandon N wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I can't access it on a Sun box using netscape, but I can pull
>>>>>> 
>> it up
>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> by
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> going to <http://www.anonymizer.com>www.anonymizer.com first.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Brandon
>>>>>>> --- Cyberclops 
>>>>>>> <mailto:Cyberclops at techangle.com><Cyberclops at techangle.com>
>>>>>> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>>>>>> Can anybody access this website using Linux?  It's a UK
>>>>>>> 
>> government
>> 
>>>>>>>> site.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> <http://www.gateway.gov.uk/>http://www.gateway.gov.uk/
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> People say the site was buit by M$.
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