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Judge Says Microsoft Must Give States Windows Code

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wheels-of-justice-grinding-slowly-but-unsurely dept.

murphro (along with many others) writes, "Reuters is posting a story describing how the Judge has ordered the release of Windows code to the states seeking antitrust sanctions. I doubt it will actually happen (because MS will fight it this to the end). But if it did, do you think we commoners would ever see it? And if you did get your hands on the code, what would you do with it?" Here's the Yahoo link. (The same Reuters story is on dozens of other sites, too.)

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  1. Can they Appeal by joshsnow · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Amazing. Can Mickeysoft appeal against that? I expect they'll be as obstructve as possible, supplying code with no documentation etc.

  2. Poll on CNN on this issue - we are losing-go vote by Guilly · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Go to CNN there is a poll on this issue (whether the judge was right or not) and it's 70% against 30% on the fact that he was wrong. Go vote! We have to win this poll :)

    Guills

  3. The day this actually happens ... by iaamoac · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I'll take my skates to hell for some good ice.

    Iaamoac

  4. Re:Hmm... by jedidiah · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Why should an IDIOT ever have a problem with a Microsoft OS. Microsoft is the company that specifically targets idiots as end users.

    Your criticism is simply not consistent with Microsoft's product claims.

    OTOH, one should expect a novice to have problems with the likes of Unix. Infact, one should expect any particular result to be more difficult with the likes of Unix.

    When it comes to reliability, this simply does not end up being the case generally.

    If you attempt to claim Windows problems on the end user, then you've freely admitted that Windows is a FAILURE.

    --
    A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.