Microsoft Seeks Dismissal with 9 Dissenting States

zalix writes "Microsoft is seeking a dismissal of the case brought by the 9 States who have refused to settle. In court papers filed yesterday Microsoft claims that the states have no contitutional authority to bring such action stating that "Permitting the nonsettling states to seek sweeping, nationwide relief under the federal antitrust laws and would raise serious constitutional questions," They go on to state "This would destroy Windows desktop operating systems as a stable and consistent development platform,"."

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furs poached

[Anonymous Coward]

furs poached

Stephen King, author, dead at 54

[Anonymous Coward]

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

Re:Microsoft Struggles with Reality

[mark_lybarger]

i'd like to see the numbers showing unix v. vms stability... i have a feeling the unices won't be on top for that one. when the right tool for the right job concept is applied regarding system uptime vms must be considered.

A neat Internet Explorer hack....

[King_TJ]

Just to further demonstrate MS's lack of stability, security, and so forth:

http://www.liquidwd.freeserve.co.uk/

what?

[bsd-mon]

they haven't shown any "state-specific injury"
That's right, they injured all states equally.

"This would destroy Windows desktop operating systems as a stable and consistent development platform," said Microsoft.
No, M$ did that on their own years ago