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U.S. Faults Microsoft Licensing Compliance
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.
...is online if you want to wade through it
Well, I have been having problems sleeping recently.
He tried to kill me with a forklift!
From the ref article:
"One condition that caused particular outcry was Microsoft charging an upfront fee of $100,000 for rivals to examine the code to see whether they want to buy it. If they don't, they only get $50,000 back."
So what's the fee to take one single look at the pile of crap and say " Holy crap! This costs $100,000??"
Bride wants to marry IBM and screw Linux. Brother MS willing to pay any dowry.
If you keep throwing chairs, one day you'll break windows....
The time has come, repent all you sinners, for the shiny saucers of the sex goddess are coming to deliver us!
This, as everybody knows, has been predicted in the Holy Scriptures of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs! Convert before it is too late, heathens!
The right to offend is far more important than the right not to be offended. (Rowan Atkinson)
> It comes as no suprise that Microsoft isn't even living up to an antitrust settlement that is this painless. From day 1, it looked as if they had no intention of following it through, and now, it seems as if the lawsuit was never filed at all.
At least they didn't laugh about the settlement this time around.
At least not in public.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
If Microsoft continues to fail to comply, the court will double their fine.
Let's work it out: the original fine was $0, twice $0 is $0, so the new fine will be $0.
I guess American justice is the best that money can buy.
Except the English police will wack you senseless with their extendable batons if you don't do what they say...
Ethics is what you say you do. Morals is what you actually do.
I give Microsoft a C++ (a passing grade with room for improvement). The settlement was vastly watered down by their legal team anyway....
Video Game cheats, hints a
It's tempting to say "You know a company is corrupt when even Ashcroft says so."
But remember what part of the election cycle we're approaching before drawing too many conclusions here. This will all blow over before you can say "Judge Jackson was biased in favor of the truth."
microsoftword.mp3 - it doesn't care that they're not words...
DOJ: Microsoft is not complying with the settlment terms. Fetch the Comfy Chair!!
Bailiff: The... Comfy Chair??!!
DOJ: So you think you are strong because you scoff at our remedies. Well, we shall see. Bailiff! Put them in the Comfy Chair! Now -- you will stay in the Comfy Chair until lunch time, with only a cup of coffee at eleven.
..in pursuit of that almighty symbol $ they absolutely will not stop until your buisness is dead.
Microsoft or the Justice Department?
Microsoft is mostly following through with its settlement with the federal government.
So I guess that means Microsoft won't mind if I MOSTLY comply with thier EULA for Windows XP.
"You don't need a weatherman/ To know which way the wind blows" -Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues
Honey! The Microsoft took a crap on the rug again! Have you been feeding it biscuits?
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton