Microsoft Settlement For Private Suits Rejected

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday January 11, 2002 @08:14AM 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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Oh, oh!! by Nick's+Name · 2002-01-11 08:18 · Score: 0, Troll

The settlement would have resolved more than 100 class- action antitrust cases pending against Microsoft.
Bend over MS!!
Who wants to bet that this will go on for ten years?
The only solution by Spankophile · 2002-01-11 08:52 · Score: 1, Troll

I think that the judges should just dissolve MS in its entirety, and make it illegal to use Windows.

Then the world would be a happy place right?

Right?