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Microsoft Antitrust Update

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wheeling-and-dealing dept.

You can't help but know that Microsoft and the Department of Justice (plus several of the states that joined in the suit) are attempting to settle their antitrust dispute. The rest of the states are holding out for a settlement with more teeth, or a continuation of the case. A few links from the past few days: The LA Times looks at the states still opposing Microsoft. Microsoft defended the settlement before a Senate committee, which was crippled by political maneuvering (see also the NYT story). The speech given by the CEO of Red Hat is online. Microsoft filed a brief with the court, unsurprisingly urging the court to accept the settlement. The Register has a story on the proposed settlement, which is available at the DOJ Antitrust website. Linuxplanet has some advice for people who want to comment on the settlement - you've got 60 days from November 28. Finally, Microsoft has named two people to help it comply with the proposed settlement.

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  1. Compliance Officers? by srw · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't understand. Microsoft is going to pay some people to tell them when they're not in compliance?
    Does this sound like it's really going to work?
    Shouldn't a "Compliance Officer" be appointed by the DOJ or some other agency?

  2. Justice for the Rich by darkov · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Judge,
    I understand that you have found me guilty of this crime and I am willing to make a mends. I promise not to do the same crime again, or at least in the same way, and I'll also stop doing other bad things, well at least the ones you've caught me doing. I even agree to make sure that I don't do exactly the same crime by hiring a couple of people who will be very strict with me and spank me most serverly if I do it again.
    Regards...

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  3. Best soundbyte from Bill Lockyer by Queuetue · · Score: 5, Funny

    CA's attourney statement that "It's a little like Big Tobacco being found guilty of selling cigarettes to minors, and the remedy is for them to agree to give them free cigarettes."

  4. Re:Move on folks by Linux_ho · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is NOISE associated with the FMC? (F* Microsoft Consortium). I'm a card-carrying member of the FMC, but I haven't heard of NOISE before.

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