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Microsoft Settlement For Private Suits Rejected

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pleasant-surprise dept.

Lumpish Scholar writes: "Reuters story here. The judge "could not endorse the settlement ... Microsoft will have to start from scratch in negotiating a new settlement or fight the scores of suits in court."" Reuters also has an article from yesterday that looks at the positions of the various parties prior to this news. You will recall that Microsoft was proposing to settle the civil suits brought against it by donating free Microsoft software and old computers to schools. And do remember - because this always seems to confuse people - that the case brought by the Department of Justice and state governments is distinct from these suits filed by individuals.

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  1. I was hoping by Y+B+MCSE · · Score: 3, Funny


    That the settlement and the Red Hat Modification (ie MS buys the computers and RH donates the free software) would be accepted ;-)

  2. Re:Bullies always get it in the end. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's funny. I thought the lawsuit was about Microsoft exhibiting monopolistic tendencies. I didn't know you could be fined for bad software. I guess AOL, Real, Adobe, etc. better get ready.

  3. Answer by NiftyNews · · Score: 2, Funny

    The judge was unhappy with the "private suits?" Great. Now MS will just release "public suits" for us to buy. In a year from now all of our clothing will be covered by .NET!

    And if that's not bad enough, consider the goon squad that will repo your underwear when you neglect your license fees...

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    1. Re:Answer by Phexro · · Score: 4, Funny

      that's ok... i like clothing made from .NET.

  4. Analogy by doce · · Score: 4, Funny

    I saw this in someone's .signature on some random mailing list that I can't remember at the moment. I think they attributed it to a Mac website.

    ...someone is caught breaking into your house, offers to repair the
    damage instead of going to jail, if they can put up a massive billboard
    for their house maintainance business in your front yard for six
    months...

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    woof!
    1. Re:Analogy by 2Bits · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, it's like

      ...someone is caught breaking into your house, offers to repair the
      damage instead of going to jail, and states that everything in your house now belongs to him, and if you want to add anything to your house, it will belong to him too.And you kids belong to him too.

  5. Micorsoft-opoly by nege · · Score: 3, Funny

    Micorsoft-opoly...

    BillGates: [rolls dice] = 8
    BillGates: sweet, doubles!
    1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.
    Chance: "Place token to nearest anti-trust judge. If he is unowned you may buy him from the bank, otherwise come up with new settlement plan."
    BillGates: damn!
    BillGates: [rolls dice] = 5...

  6. Flogging Balmy by abe+ferlman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ya, but between whippings Ballmer would shout

    "Developers! Developers! Developers!"

    Please, spare us the spectacle...

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  7. Banning innovation! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    Let's ban Microsoft from innovative software. While we are at it, we can also

    Ban Yugo from building fine luxury automobiles

    Ban Hillary Clinton from telling the truth

    Ban McDonalds from the realm of haute cuisine

    Ban Atari from building videogame consoles

    Ban Ted Kennedy from wearing pants at parties

    Ban Americans from getting enthusiastic about soccer

    Ban the Catholic Church from choosing Protestant popes

    Very effective, that!