Microsoft Settlement For Private Suits Rejected

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.

Comments

I was hoping

[Y B MCSE]

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

Analogy

[doce]

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...

Re:Answer

[Phexro]

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

Micorsoft-opoly

[nege]

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...

Flogging Balmy

[abe ferlman]

Ya, but between whippings Ballmer would shout

"Developers! Developers! Developers!"

Please, spare us the spectacle...