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West Virginia Joins Massachusetts in MS Appeal Bid

Posted by timothy on from the willie-sutton-principle dept.

diwolf writes "West Virginia is seeking to join Massachusetts in appealing a U.S. District Court decision that rejected a tough antitrust remedy sought by nine states in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case. This is also being reported at CNN and ZDNet."

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  1. Re:Who benefits? by Planesdragon · · Score: 5, Informative

    It is quite clear that there will be no noteworthy changes to the original settlement

    No, it isn't. When both higher courts toss it out, THEN it'll be clear. Until then, its' worth pursuing.

    It is also quite clear that the main loser is going to be the taxpayer.

    The lawyers pursuing the case the government lawyers paid a salary, not hourly wages. The taxpayers don't pay much extra by pursuing this case... and since MS has to reimburse the legal expenses of the government at market rate, the taxpayers will, if anything, MAKE money.