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

[Cyberclops]

They should care that M$ is using their monopoly overseas to block
American's access to information and news we should be able to get using
the OS of our own choice.

Why should Americans care about human rights violations in China or
Bosnia?  It's the same deal with the M$ monopoly.  It's an embarrassment
for America and all Americans who believe in freedom of choice, and
freedom from discrimination.

Brandon N wrote:

> Why exactly would the US Justice Department care about a UK goverment
> website?
>
> --- Cyberclops <Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> > 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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