__/ [ High Plains Thumper ] on Saturday 02 December 2006 12:37 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> nessuno on Saturday
>>
>>> Quote:
>>> --------------------
>>> Today in Iowa, attorneys have once again taken Microsoft
>>> (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) to court over anti-trust
>>> charges associated with its Windows operating system. In
>>> addition to the age-old complaints about squeezing out
>>> competitors and price-fixing, there is a twist: This case
>>> alleges that by bolting together Windows and Internet
>>> Explorer, Microsoft produced software that gummed up
>>> people's computers....
>
> <SNIP>
>
>> http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/vista-lawsuit-microsoft-tec
>> h-cz_ec_1130microsoft.html?partner=yahootix
>>
>> I'm sure a few software coupons will sweep it all under the
>> carpet. Stifle competition, eliminate choice, increase
>> prices, increase revenue, then use some of that revenue to
>> quiet down the mob (and bribe a politician or two, if
>> needed).
>
> IMHO, Iowa in US is a conservative state. Revealing is what
> you revealed a few days ago:
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&cont
> entId=A5576-2001Feb14¬Found=true
>
> or http://tinyurl.com/y8pyra
>
> | Microsoft Faces New Antitrust Probe Over Corel Deal
> |
> | By Carrie Johnson
> | Washington Post Staff Writer
> | Thursday, February 15, 2001
>
> | Government lawyers want to know more about a deal in which
> | Microsoft gave Corel, perhaps best known for its
> | WordPerfect program, $135 million in exchange for 24
> | million shares of Corel stock last October.
>
> Per the article, shortly after that, Corel dropped
> development of its WordPerfect version for Linux.
>
> I do not know if this lawsuit in particular filed by 17
> states and Washington DC has this fact as part of its
> deposition. It definitely smacks of monopoly to destroy or
> minimise competition.
>
> That is definitely against innovation. I sense we live in
> perilous times.
I tried to expose that good discovery of yours. If you follow the links
you'll see that I reproduce some of your post.
http://digg.com/linux_unix/History_s_Lesson_Microsoft_May_Use_Novell_to_Kill_OpenOffice_ODF
http://boycottnovell.com/2006/11/30/corel-linux-odf/
Best wishes,
Roy
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