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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."

6 of 274 comments (clear)

  1. IN SOVIET RUSSIA... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, court issues vouchers to purchase YOU!

  2. first post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hahah, i win!

  3. Troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is a troll... Please mod it down.

  4. 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...

  5. My ass is cherry red. by bryan1945 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well, it is.

    (Just an experiment to see how far I can get down modded.)

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    Vote monkeys into Congress. They are cheaper and more trustworthy.
  6. 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?