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Judge Tells Microsoft To Pay Up In Bristol Case

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the drop-in-a-bucket-or-first-drop-in-a-deluge dept.

downset writes: "Back in the courts again, and Microsoft are on the receiving end of another guilty verdict. Using the old tactics that we are all used to by now, Microsoft have been found guilty of using 'bait and switch' tactics in promises to divulge Windows technologies to continue developing Windows to Unix conversions. The courts announced that Unix has Microsoft running scared ... anyone surprised?"

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  1. Whee. by Kid+Zero · · Score: 5

    $1 Million? That's IT?

    Bill could probably find that in his couch.

    I don't see where it will help Bristol at all, except in maybe an appeal or retrial.
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  2. Umm....what? by FascDot+Killed+My+Pr · · Score: 4

    "The courts announced that Unix has Microsoft running scared ... anyone surprised?"

    Yes, I am. Why would the courts say such a thing? It has nothing to do with a legal ruling. Do you have a reference for this? (it's not in the ZDNet story you provided a link to)
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  3. News? by SUWAIN · · Score: 4
    Isn't this a daily occurance? I think true news would be "Microsoft, in a remarkable change of pace, was not sued yesterday." :-)

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  4. Misleading conclusion from the article by boing+boing · · Score: 5
    The courts announced that Unix has Microsoft running scared ... anyone surprised?

    That is not what the article said. It said that Microsoft was trying to damage Unix competition while they were putting out an OS to compete.

    And they used their standard operating practices to try and make that happen.

    I have no clue where "running scared" came from.