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Microsoft, Feds Revise Settlement Agreement
An Anonymous Coward writes: "This AP article writes of some changes negotiated by MS and the Justice Department to the anti-trust settlement. MS urges Judge Kollar-Kotelly to accept the settlement it negotiated with the Justice Department b/c doing otherwise would raise constitutional issues. Please."
Ok I admit it. I use M$ software. (I feel like I am in a 12 step program.) I have for the past 10 years or so. I have also used Solaris, AIX, MAC and Linux for about the same time frame. Microsoft has done wonders for the technology field, just as AT&T did with the telecommunications industry prior to them becoming a total monopoly. I doubt any of the fun stuff that is around now would be in use if M$ wasn't around, like Return to Castle Wolfenstein, or Diablo II, or Civilization. Not to mention, sometimes, guess what? I want to write a document, not download, edit, compile, debug, or anything else in order to do so. A freaking document man.
The big problem is that MS has been increasingly volatile towards competitors, partners and competition in the past few years. (Especially since Steve Balmer took over as CEO.) They barge into new technology areas as subtly as a bull in a china shop, do a half ass job while crushing competitors with marketing and money. Meanwhile the entire corporation gets a little more mis-directed because there is one more area to look after.
Split the company up. No collusion between entity's allowed. Make them focus on their respective areas. Office apps on office apps. OS company on OS, etc... Hopefully, this way products will be just that products, not parts of the operating system.
My $0.02