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California Consumers Settle MS Antitrust Suit

Posted by timothy on from the but-the-customers-shrug-and-move-on dept.

lseltzer writes "According to AP, $1.1B in Microsoft products will go to California consumers to settle antitrust claims against the company. I bet the lawyers don't get paid in software." Actually, the article says that those who apply for some of the settlement will receive "vouchers redeemable for any manufacturer's computer-related products and software."

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  1. Microsoft and Borg by calibam · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    This may be slightly off-topic, so mod me down accordingly, but isn't it a little inappropriate to equate Microsoft with the Borg? I mean, that would be suggesting that the technology that they create is actually superior to all other technologies out there, which we all know on /. to not be the case.

    Instead, why not use the aliens of 'Aliens' fame for the metaphor? They're ravenous, all-consuming, and wouldn't know a proper operating system from a hole in the ground. Plus, they're bugs, something that Microsoft software has been equates with more times than one can shake a stick of RAM at...

  2. Offtopic but.. by ledow · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know it's off topic but... The slashdot quote of today was "Knowledge is power -- knowledge shared is power lost. -- Aleister Crowley." Bit of a strange quote for a site that pushes open-source, no?