__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 27 July 2006 16:48 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Linonut ] on Thursday 27 July 2006 04:54 \__
>>
>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, B Gruff belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>>
>>>> They've lost me now.
>>>>
>>>> I always thought that California was a U.S. state?
>>>> This article gives the impression that a load of folks there have taken
>>>> MS to court, and that MS is having to pay them $1.1Billion.
>>>> Why?
>>>>
>>>> I can understand the E.U. pulling a stunt like that, because as we all
>>>> know, they are a load of anti-American commies, who are jealous of a
>>>> successful American corporation..... but surely they aren't *all*
>>>> commies in
>>>> California? So what's the motive there?
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?type=ousiv&storyID=2006-07-26T192959Z_01_N26353839_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-MICROSOFT-SETTLEMENT-DC.XML&WTmodLoc=Home-C4-Business-ousiv-8
>>>
>>> Each Cali consumer will get a $10 certificate good towards the purchase
>>> of MS Vista whenever it finally arrives?
>>
>> ,----[ From the article ]
>>| Beginning in August, Californians who have filed claims will
>>| receive vouchers that can be redeemed for cash during the next
>>| four years, said Richard Grossman, whose law firm represented
>>| plaintiffs in the class-action case.
>> `----
>>
>> That's just insulting. No wonder the States is among the slowest to adopt
>> OSS and Linux. How can this be permitted? It's barely even a punishment.
>> Licences cost nothing to issue.
>>
>
> This is just corruption. I don't know how anyone could have any
> confidence in a judicial system which would permit this - it's totally
> incredible. Basically, Microsoft won.
You would have thought that the accused monopolist should be
replaced by a benevolent company such as Novell, but no!
It's more of the same because the remedies can only be used
in one way. This was discussed before. Most States fall for
this scam. I believe there is only one state which is an
exception.
Best wishes,
Roy
--
Roy S. Schestowitz | "Slashdot is standard-compliant... in Japan"
http://Schestowitz.com | Open Prospects ¦ PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
Tasks: 131 total, 1 running, 128 sleeping, 0 stopped, 2 zombie
http://iuron.com - knowledge engine, not a search engine
|
|
