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U.S. Faults Microsoft Licensing Compliance

Posted by michael on from the foot-dragging dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In a written report card on how well Microsoft is complying with its 2001 antitrust deal with state and federal prosecutors, Justice Department lawyers said they might need the court to force Microsoft to act more quickly." The DOJ's court filing is online if you want to wade through it.

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  1. You call this a capitalist society? by rkz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What happened to laissez faire ideals, free market and all that.
    Microsoft is argueably the most successful company evar, if the DOJ takes action to break up Microsoft or fine them I could see this as the ideals of capitalism breaking down.

    People would nolonger aspire to become as rich and successful as possible? Is being greedy a crime?
    If you were Bill Gates would you open source Windows or would you buy a few more boats!

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    There is no god
  2. Re:The whole settlement was a joke anyway by gilesjuk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They probably would have, but then Bush was elected and one of his cronies probably had a vested interest in Microsoft.