Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Evidence Surfaces That MS Violated 2002 Judgement

Posted by kdawson on from the rutroe dept.

whoever57 writes "In the Comes Vs. Microsoft case, the plaintiffs believe they have found evidence that Microsoft has failed to fully disclose APIs to competitors. If true, this would mean that Microsoft has violated the 2002 judgement. This information has become available since the plaintiffs have obtained an order allowing them to disclose Microsoft's alleged misbehavior to the DOJ ('appropriate enforcement and compliance authorities')."

6 of 204 comments (clear)

  1. Hm. by Macthorpe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So by my reading, they've been given the right to talk to the DoJ about something they have found that may or may not prove that they have broken the law? It'll be interesting to see how this pans out, but I'll be waiting for the next story along in this chain before I start jumping to conclusions.

    I'm sure someone else here will do that for me.

    --
    "It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." - Tolkien
    1. Re:Hm. by Hijacked+Public · · Score: 5, Funny

      Enjoy your lonely stay in the land of reason and restraint.

      --
      "Sacrifice for the good of The State" - The State
  2. So... by styryx · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If the allegations are true, and it turns out that MS might somehow not be the shining beacon of Justice and Honour that we've come to regard it as (okay, I'll cut the sarcasm now), what is the worst that will happen to MS? And are they really concerned...ever?

    I'd rather we skip the monetary fines that are becoming meaningless and go for revocation of patents. Can you imagine if MS had it's patents revoked and switched to a free-for-all? That would be nice... Ah, to dream.

  3. Re:Does this suprise anyone? by Short+Circuit · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It doesn't surprise me, but not for the reasons you might think.

    There's a difference between APIs internal to the operating system, and APIs intended to provide a userland interface. If Microsoft userland products are using the internal APIs, then those APIs ought to be released. Otherwise, I don't see the probelem.

    I'm no Microsoft apologist, but I'd be interested to see which APIs are being discussed here before I go off on an anti-Microsoft rant.

    --
    tasks(723) drafts(105) languages(484) examples(29106)
  4. Uh-oh by TomatoMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this is true, we shall be very angry!

    And we shall write a letter, TELLING you how angry we are!

    --
    -- http://frobnosticate.com
  5. this occurred 10 years BEFORE the settlement! by ghbyrkit · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Based on a reading of the email offered as 'evidence' of this transgression, it occurred in 1992, 10 years before the settlement! So this is old evidence of a 'transgression' that allegedly occurred before the settlement. It is NOT evidence of a transgression that occurred AFTER the settlement. So it may not be 'new news' by any measure. Nothing to see, just a wookie, keep moving!