Microsoft-Antitrust.gov Opens for Public

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Microsoft-Antitrust.gov Opens for Public

Posted by michael on Friday September 12, 2003 @01:00AM from the for-all-your-antitrust-needs dept.

prostoalex writes "The Attorney General of the State of California has opened up a Web site, dedicated to Microsoft antitrust violations. In 2002 Microsoft received 2 court judgements, one from California and 7 other states, another one from New York and nine other states. If you believe the company has violated the conditions stipulated in either of the statements, visit Microsoft-Antitrust.gov Web site. Notice that the site collects only the complaints related to two final judgements mentioned above."

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Clever plot by Boing · 2003-09-12 01:03 · Score: 5, Funny

With what the /. effect is going to do to this site, I wouldn't be surprised if this link was posted by a Microsoft representative.
1. Re:Clever plot by grub · 2003-09-12 01:12 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Holy moly.. and I thought I needed more tinfoil on my hat.. ;)
  
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2. Re:Clever plot by rgoer · 2003-09-12 02:28 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  headertitle2.jpg: 11518 bytes
  
  getacro.gif: 386 bytes
  
  not serving images makes your site /.-proof: priceless
3. Re:Clever plot by pmz · 2003-09-12 02:30 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Holy moly.. and I thought I needed more tinfoil on my hat.. ;)
  
  Don't forget the tinfoil Jimmy Hat. It keeps out the battling thought beams of the gays and Christian right. If they accidentally converge at...a highly sensitive point...uh, think overcooked microwaved hotdog.
  
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redundant??! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-12 01:06 · Score: 5, Funny

The Attorney General of the State of California has opened up a Web site, dedicated to Microsoft antitrust violations.
Isn't slashdot already the place for Microsoft hating and bashing?
This site is redundant.
IE not required by xhawk · 2003-09-12 01:06 · Score: 5, Funny

It's good to see there is no "Best viewed with Internet Explorer" at the bottom of the page. ;^)
Slow day? by Omicron32 · 2003-09-12 01:12 · Score: 4, Funny

30 comments and it's not even Slashdotted yet.

I'm sorely dissapointed in you people.
was it just me... by loconet · 2003-09-12 01:15 · Score: 3, Funny

or did anyone else read Microsoft-Antivirus.gov Opens for Public.

I got really scared.

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Top 10 Obligatory Responses to Microsoft News by AtariAmarok · 2003-09-12 01:17 · Score: 5, Funny

10. FP, Overlords, Dead Stephen King, Goatse, beowulf cluster, and all the other cliche posts (get them out of the way now so we can move on)

9. Discussion about whether or not the Borg icon applies to the story or not.

8. Someone whines about Microsoft-bashing

7. Someone whines about how bad Microsoft is.

6. "If you use Linux, you won't have this problem"

5. Something relating whatever the issue is to SCO.

4. A post about the latest gaping hole in Windows security, likely to be fresh news to many since new hole reports are coming out very frequently now.

3. A ton of complaints about the NYT's password-locked site, if the Microsoft story points there.

2. Smirking Apple users.

1. Something about *BSD being dead.

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1. Re:Top 10 Obligatory Responses to Microsoft News by bl8n8r · 2003-09-12 01:39 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  This is just more Microsoft bashing, and I'm all for it. A whole site dedicated to Microsoft's mis-deeds -that's great. Microsoft should concentrate on making better software, and not money. God knows how busted-ass windows is. You cant use it for anything reliable, let alone a mail server, or beowulf cluster.
  
  I hope everyone realizes that if you run Linux, you wouldn't have any of these antitrust problems, or virus problems. Did anyone see the latest yesterday on 3 new vulnerabilities found in windows? I rest my case. You cannont *make* a secure windows box
  
  The microsoft-antitrust website looks pretty well laid-out, and doesn't require any registraion to get in - Unlike that stupid New York Times password-locked B.S. Ya know, something else I just noticed is I've never seen Apple in the news for antitrust issues. Now there's a company you can put some stock in!
  
  Speaking of stock, I think they should dedicate a web page on microsoft-antitrust.gov to the SCO debacle. These bastards are just pumping up the stock and dumping it and Microsoft is in on it. They need to account for their actions in the same way Enron has to, which, by the way, is going titsup just like BSD now that windriver is ditching it. Put two Borgs on this article - it deserves two.
  
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Their coders are busy now by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-12 01:19 · Score: 3, Funny

Expect a new security patch for IE shortly.
Re:Payment (Sorta like the tobacco ads) by sremack · 2003-09-12 01:20 · Score: 2, Funny

I wonder if MS is also going to hire lots of uber-hip teens to talk about the evils of MS execs.
/.ing Netcraft.. by grub · 2003-09-12 01:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Some poor admin at Netcraft is 'tail -f'ing the logfile and thinking "Holy moly, Slashdot must have run a story on 'Microsoft-Antitrust.gov'.."

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Free Trial by GQuon · 2003-09-12 01:34 · Score: 2, Funny

...and even better: It is an advert for a Free Trial. ROFL!

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I bet... by Mocenigo · 2003-09-12 01:39 · Score: 2, Funny

I bet Microsoft will also dislike California, now ;)
Isn't this web site "unfair"?
Two Borgs? by AtariAmarok · 2003-09-12 01:41 · Score: 2, Funny

"Put two Borgs on this article - it deserves two."

Here you go: click here.

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Re:Oh the irony. by sikpig · 2003-09-12 01:43 · Score: 2, Funny

Let's just wait for the anti-antitrust IIS patch next week.

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'Microsoft' and 'Opens' and 'Public' by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-12 01:53 · Score: 3, Funny

Never use the words 'Microsoft' 'Opens' and 'Public' in a headline ever again. It's very deceiving.

My brain can't handle it. I spittaked my coffee all over my keyboard.
Re:Great by TedCheshireAcad · 2003-09-12 01:58 · Score: 4, Funny

Good ol' Netcraft:

The site www.microsoft-antitrust.gov is running Microsoft-IIS/5.0 on Windows 2000.
Re:Oh the irony. by richie2000 · 2003-09-12 02:13 · Score: 3, Funny

by purchasing Win2K + IIS
Maybe they just installed a copy they got on a CD-R from a friend?

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Windows Critical Update Notification by Xaroth · 2003-09-12 02:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Security Update for Microsoft Windows(KB1337N008)
Download size: 1 KB, < 1 minute
A security issue has been identified in Microsoft Windows that could allow an end-user to see information detrimental to the Microsoft Empire(tm) by allowing the user to visit certain anti-Microsoft government sites. You can help protect Microsoft by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

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Oh The Irony by xanadu-xtroot.com · 2003-09-12 02:34 · Score: 4, Funny

Sometimes you just have to sit back and laugh.

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Re:Oh the irony. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-12 03:31 · Score: 1, Funny

They're not complaining about the product.

Not yet they're not :)
Re:Oh the irony. by RealAlaskan · 2003-09-12 10:19 · Score: 2, Funny

Not only that, but when submitting a complaint they suggest that:
If you are able to provide documentation to support your complaint, please attach the file in either Word (.doc) or WordPerfect (.wpd) format below.
That just seems sad.
That's not terribly hard to do. I can make a Word (.doc) format file from emacs, or even from edlin (remember that miserable monster from mickey-soft?).
In emacs, do C-x C-f. Name the new file something like mycomplaint.doc. Type out your complaint, then hit C-X C-S. Done! You've just created a .doc file which Word will open.
Still, it does seem sad that they have such idiots working there.

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