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Microsoft Lawyer To Lead ABA's Antitrust Section
Dan writes "Wired is reporting that a top lawyer from Microsoft will take over later this year as chairman of the American Bar Association's antitrust section. The panel is organizing opposition to a congressional plan that would require more aggressive oversight by the courts of such antitrust settlements. Considering the next major ruling in MS's case is due soon, you can figure out how important this is to MS."
The EU can only force them to revamp the way they do business *in Europe.* And something tells me that if that happens, M$ will only put the screws down harder in the U.S. - afterall, it will have to compensate for its "losses."
It is no longer a matter of America being willing to keep M$ in line - it's a matter of them being able to. The general public seems to like M$, and as a result, they're going to get away with anything they try. This article proves that. Next, we'll see lawyers such as this elected as judges, and sooner or later, M$ will *be* our government.
News like this, although it doesn't surprise me in the least, never ceases to make me sick.