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Microsoft Lawyer To Lead ABA's Antitrust Section

Posted by timothy on from the takes-one-to-know-one dept.

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."

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  1. Oh, look! by The+Night+Watchman · · Score: 1, Redundant

    How appropriate. They've ended up putting a rabbit in charge of guarding the carrot patch...

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  2. Conflict of Interest? by nil5 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Isn't that a pretty huge conflict of interest? I honestly don't understand how someone from such a large corporation whose name is synonymous with monopoly can get one of its cronies into a position of authority at an unbiased organization.

    Does this strike a bad nerve with anyone else?

  3. Can you say conflict of interest? by gerrynjr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    please see the above topic :-D

  4. *harumph* by jmb-d · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Does this strike anyone else as the fox guarding the henhouse?

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