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Opening Statements Begin in Microsoft - Iowa Case
cc writes "The Des Moines Register is reporting that opening statements have begun in the Microsoft-Iowa antitrust case. The Register reports that the Plaintiffs have shaped their case around nine stories involving competitors from IBM to Linux. Microsoft attorneys say Gates is expected to testify in January, and company CEO Steve Ballmer will likely appear in February. Both men are expected to be on the stand for about four days. Unlike previous antitrust cases against the software giant, the Iowa case is seeking additional damages for security vulnerabilities. Plaintiffs allege that Microsoft's bundling of IE with Windows caused harm to consumers by increasing the consumer's susceptibility to security breaches and bugs. The case is one of the largest antitrust cases in history, encompassing millions of documents and Microsoft's business practices during the last 20 years."
Are you kidding? Have you conveniently forgotten that the only reason the antitrust lawsuit was dropped because of a change in governemnt "policy"?
Well, here's a reminder, they are being sued again, for the same thing.
And as an programmer and a (really innexperienced) administrator, I am frustrated with your attitude. You don't know what you are talking about, yet you are convinced that you understand what an OS should or shouldn't be, and what should come with it. To give you a bit of a clue... if you don't know the difference between a library and an application, you shouldn't even know that there is an OS at all. In this particular case, what you are using is a computer, and you use it to go to the "internet" and you "get" your email. On all other computer related subjects, such as suggesting how to implement code, please, I humbly ask of you, shut the fuck up.