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Microsoft Antitrust Update
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.
"Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., questioned whether the settlement, which he called "an invitation to further litigation, might have "a few too many loopholes."
At lest one of them got it right. As long as it is monolithic and full of $$$, Microsoft won't change much.
It's not a couple of supervisors that are going to change their business practice. It just looks good and they are excellent at making things look good so everybody will fall for it.
Imperium et libertas
Autocracy and freedom
- One chosen by Microsoft
- One chosen by the DOJ/US Government
Considering how on the side of MS the DOJ is, isn't that actually 2 chosen by Microsoft?
- One chosen by the above two people
Correction, make that three.