__/ [ Linonut ] on Thursday 27 July 2006 04:54 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, B Gruff belched out this bit o' wisdom:
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>> 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
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> 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.
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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.
Best wishes,
Roy
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