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U.S. Adds Years To Microsoft's 'Probation'
An anonymous reader writes "The U.S. Justice Department has added another two years to its agreement with Microsoft, extending the protocol licensing program that is part of the company's penance for anti-competitive activities. The organization feels Microsoft is providing documentation too slowly to its licensees." From the article: "At one time, the Justice Department and several state Attorneys General had sought a breakup of Microsoft in order to prevent it from abusing its Windows monopoly. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson at one point ordered such a move, though his ruling was later reversed on appeal. Ultimately Microsoft settled with the Department of Justice, agreeing to far more modest restrictions, including the protocol licensing program." Relatedly, regulators have cleared Vista of anti-competitive elements. They examined the OS on concerns an added search box may have given the company a home-field advantage.
Here, here -- A toast, to two more years being everyone's favorite illegal monopoly!
Cheers!
"Everything worth innovating today will go to court tomorrow."
Relatedly, regulators have cleared Vista of anti-competitive elements.
Nooooooo! That means the search box remains with MSN selected by default!
Why can't Microsoft be "fair" and set Google default like with the other browsers!
I'm devastated.
... is costing Bill now. Although it was pretty funny at the time ("Real glad to be here, my other invite was to go hunting with Dick Cheney").
Plus, Preston Gates is no longer helping out.
-- more cynical than you
Wow! What a great explanation of the "issues of the case". You, sir, are a great man.
I'm not going to quote your awesome explanation here because it would overload the server's bandwidth. Because it was that good.
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Bill Clinton does the same thing and he gets impeached.