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Microsoft, DoJ Reach Tentative Settlement

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sent-to-bed-without-dinner dept.

JeffMagnus writes: "MSNBC is reporting that the tentative settlement between Microsoft and the DoJ calls for a five-year consent decree between the government and Microsoft governing the company's conduct. A three person panel of independent experts will be created to review the companys' future activity." The New York Times appears to be the original source for the settlement stories; there's also an AP article.

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  1. What did you expect? by Ars-Fartsica · · Score: 2, Troll
    Did you expect the feds to shut off the supplier of software to 92% of the nations' consumers? Not to mention a huge supplier of software to the government. Not to mention a huge source of corporate tax revenue that employs top-margin taxpaying voters.

    Did you think they would rip all of this apart to save companies like VA Linux and Novell?