__/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Monday 18 December 2006 04:53 \__
> I'm not sure if this is new or not?
>
> It appears to be dated December 17, 2006
> And was from PCWorld
> http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=899809
>
> Microsoft will pay IBM $775 million and give it another $75 million in
> credit under an antitrust settlement announced by the two companies
> Friday.
>
> The settlement resolves all discriminatory pricing and overcharging
> claims stemming from the U.S. government's mid-1990s antitrust case
> against Microsoft, the companies say in a press release.
>
> The settlement also resolves most other IBM antitrust claims, including
> those related to its OS/2 operating system and SmartSuite products.
> IBM's claims of harm to its server hardware and server software
> businesses are not covered by the settlement, however.
>
> It's a fraction of the damages actually inflicted, but at least it
> includes a public admission of guilt.
Addendum (to last post):
I notice that the timestamp is dynamic (now says December 18th, 2006), so I
did a quick search...
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/07/01/HNmsibmsettle_1.html
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| Update: Microsoft, IBM settle antitrust case
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| Microsoft to pay IBM $775 million in cash, plus $75 million in credit
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| By Grant Gross, IDG News Service , Juan Carlos Perez
| July 01, 2005
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That's the one I had in mind.
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