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Microsoft Offers A Modified Settlement
inepom01 writes: "Just read a story here about Microsoft offering a different settlement proposal- this one would have two other companies join in on the foundation MS is establishing- Connectix and Key Curriculum Press. Since Connectix makes software that lets Windows programs work on Macs, seems like same old Microsoft tricks." gnovos points to another story at MSNBC on the shifting terms of this proposal.
YA!
What ever happened to the way our legal system used to work... where the guilty party didn't get to choose their own punishment? If all crime worked this way...:
:)
Pedophile: I hereby sentence myself as a sears child photographer!
Vandalism: I hereby sentence myself to work painting wall murals!
Rapist: Damn you all! I sentence myself to be a pornographic film star!
Serial Killer: Ah ha! A punishment! I sentence myself to 10 years in service of the islamic jihad!
It just seems like a ridiculous attempt at law, you know, to let microsoft pick how it's going to be punished. Or, wait, they can bribe the judges
"Uh, I would like to be sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service supervising fatherless pre-teen boys after school under the supervision of Michael Jackson?"
Shouldn't the injured parties in this monopoly case decide what the punishment should be with judicial review. So far, all the remedies placed in front of the public seem to be a win-win for Microsoft. No punishment what-so-ever.
As a Mac User, I think Connectix might need to rethink their future if they are going to be a tool of Microsoft. How are they going to sell Mac software if they enable Microsoft to bulldoze its way through this monopoly case and the future of computing. Once Microsoft has gotten what they need, Connectix will be toast. Look at all those "Drive Doubler" companies from early 90s that were in Microsoft's court.
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
kids in school don't need more computer hardware/software. They need more teachers and better teachers. Computer software is becoming easier and easier to use (even Linux), it doesn't take a whole lot of time to learn how to use a word processor and spreadsheet or do a google search these days. It's much more important to teach kids to read, write, and do math. If Microsoft, or anyone else for that matter, is really concerned about education in this country they should divert their efforts towards hiring top notch teachers, attracting them and keeping them with competitive salaries and benefits. Current teacher salaries are a joke, no wonder public education sucks. Offer starting salaries of 50-60k/year with full health and retirement, and hire M.S. degree level people.
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so what, it's funny. +6 funny, -1 flamebait, maybe.
" why the fuck is there a "settlement"? "
To avoid a costly and lengthy appeal.
U rool man. I'd give you mod points if I had any.
Maybe you should try downloading a spellchecker, imbecile!
I seem to be noticing more -1 mods on -1 comments by trolls lately. What exactly is the point of doing this? The comment isn't going any lower, you are just wasting a mod point on something stupid. Why don't you focus your time modding stuff up? the people who want to see -1 comments will continue to see them.
I can only think this is a scheme by the editors to mod comments enough times so the 6 day account ban is on.
the moderation system is a travesty already, but the editors have taken it to a new low.
Okay, moderators, please mod everyone to -1 Offtopic who thinks it is [the MS/DOJ settlement]
Who are you - the moderation gestapo?
retard: slashdot editor!
I guess you'll never move out of that trailer park will you? Liberal puke like yourself needs to be shot.
"Listening to Rush Limberger"
:)
That was your first mistake.
Besides the misspelling of Limdough I mean.
you, my friend, are a genius.
haha, I win bitch.
How is this offtopic? The link provided above is the perfect way for people to voice their concerncs over the proposed remedy to microsoft.
'the Internet is right.'
Sure you can. If you've got enough intelligence to be running linux, you've got enough intelligence to build your own PC.