Racketeering Trial of MS and Best Buy Can Proceed

mcgrew (sm62704) writes with news that the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Microsoft and a unit of Best Buy to dismiss a lawsuit alleging violation of racketeering laws. This means the class-action complaint can go to trial. The case was filed in civil court and the companies, with the US Chamber of Commerce behind them, wanted the Supreme Court to put the brakes on the expanding use of RICO laws in civil filings. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was designed to fight organized crime, but in recent years more than 100 times as many civil as federal RICO cases have been filed.

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Hang the sons of bitches! People power!

[jihadist]

+5, insightful

HAHA

[Thirdlight]

You all are so funny...I love how u complain about everything and anything...you claim your so smart and all this stuff and claim all these people rip u off. Well guess what...as a previous ./er said READ THE FING TERMS & CONDITIONS!! Dont give bs about something...yes I'll sell you your own ass if I was told to...Hell look at used car sales men. Thats the reason the terms are there...if your to dumb to understand that...hey, more money for me and my buds :) Companies learned a while ago to cover their asses because of stuff like this.

As to installing software u already own? Seriously...have you looked at half the population that buys computers now a days???? I'd b surprised if they even knew how to make their trial versions into full even with the tut's!

And yes I do work at BB right now...2nd job and discount ftw! lol Yes it suxs selling the stuff, but hey, thats corporate America for u...get use to it, their your new overlords.

You all sound just like the idiots that I have to deal with that dont understand about the home install deal....Yes i charged you $100 for something...but guess what u dumb retard, thats the only reason YOU got $200 OFF that TV! So yeah go ahead and return it...I'll just charge your ass $100 more right now then ;)