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Microsoft attempts secret settlement with Feds?
Mike McCune wrote in to tell us
that news.com has an article that
says that Three weeks ago, Microsoft had secret meetings with DOJ
in attempt to settle case.
Here's a WSJ story that
requires a subscription, but has more details. Not much data
there tho. They still expect a resolution before the end of
the year.
Perhaps it's unimportant whether or not Microsoft loses. Inertia is hard to defeat, and they'll be around in force a few more years at least.
It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off
No, it's actually worse than that. They're offering it for $8 per year!
If you are going to do this at least use some quoates and add some commentary (even if it isn't intellegent) and cut it up a bit so that it looks like fair use. It would have been ok to quote a bit, summerize, quote... Even without adding anything new.
Think about what your doing and who could take the fall -- Please.
Check out:
Sm@rtReseller.com for an article relating some of the recent goings on. The link about FUD was interesting as well.
Do really dense people warp space more than others?
It's illegal and can only serve to get Slashdot in trouble. The least we can do is demote it.
That original agreement, what was it 94 or something, demonstrated that MS completely screwed the Feds and the customers and produced a "settlement" that continued to give MS exactly what it wanted. They likely started this trial assuming they'd get to do the same thing -- there were talks of early settlements. Sounds like the government has done much, much better this time around.
(It also helps that MS shot itself in the foot numerous times, and that Boies has done a great job destroying every witness MS has presented.)
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When Microsoft themselves can offer it for $80, you have to wonder what their margin of profit is. I'd put good money that they're still making money off the $80 and $100 versions.
The trial is hurting Microsoft badly. I'm actually suprised that they did not settle before. It's not a question of whether they win or lose really. It's the damage that is done to them while the trial continues. Microsoft can't really bully any vendors while the trial continues.
Personally I would like to see the trial drag on for another year or two.
(And now that Microsoft has its own dictionary, one wonders if the word "ask" will be in there...)
Try to hack my 31337 firewall!
Yeah, you actually gotta PAY for a WSJ subscription, unlike NY Times, which just wants info about who is reading.
-- Don't Tase me, bro!
These aern't so secret, CNN mentioned them while they were happening.
It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off
Strangely enough, I tried to create it when I got the message that it wasn't recognized, and it told me that the username already exists. I wonder if they are hip?
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MS has a real problem. They were not able to field a single supportive witness that Boies hasn't been able to more or less beat the tar out of.
This isn't just significant for those of us who like laughing at MS's folly.
I'm willing to bet that MS's double-speaking witnesses, contradictory witnesses, and made up evidence will be sufficient to keep them from even getting an appeal.
That MS is going to loose is a foregone conclusion. I'm actually very supprised that Jackson didn't throw the case out midway through this fiasco.
Just my 2 cents.
scottwimer
-- Beer. It's what's for breakfast.
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Remember when the trial started up. Ziff Davis was saying the government was going up against the "best and brightest" and that they would have a very hard time winning a battle much less the war.
HA!
MS got their ass kicked at every turn! Even their allies said they were scared of them. Disney even said they bullied them! How about all the screw ups like "leaked documents" and video evidence. The best stuff came from Microsoft own e-mail.
Dammed good entertainment
I'll be sorry to see it go.
Linux is only free if your time has no value. Windows is only free if you threaten to use Linux.
Why hammer on Red Hat with this particular red herring? The biggest area of standardization on Linux is the KERNEL, is it not?
If there is a problem in the kernel, then potentially every distro/platform (x86 vs Sparc, for example) has that problem.
Everything else is a packaging problem, no?
I won't worry until Red Hat says, "If you try to replace libBlahBlahBlah with this other one, then your system will not work, because, oh, along the way, RH 'integrated' [in the Microsoft sense] for you what was in several other libraries with this library."
But that is sort of what LSB is about, too, no? trying to prevent something like this happening?
Glad ya even copied the copyright! I'm sure Rob will thank ya! :(
Linux is only free if your time has no value. Windows is only free if you threaten to use Linux.
Not a problem. :) :) :)
RMS lent me _his_ copy
Thank you, RMS!
Can Rob get in trouble for having it on his site? It's an Anon Cow, so the poster sure isn't getting in trouble.
Just wondering....thanks for posting though...it's a good read.
Werd.
I think David Boise deserves alot of credit for this... remember he only gets paid G15 goverment wages and he is tearing apart MS's best defense piece by piece.
and what?
but i think, it's sad that people know their money are being stolen from them and still do nothing about it (againsts it).
hany