__/ [ Roy Culley ] on Wednesday 15 November 2006 23:44 \__
> begin risky.vbs
> <1782216.jgHSiAUtjG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> Interoperability: Is Microsoft All Talk?
>>
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>>| Microsoft sure has been talking lots about interoperability, but is
>>| it walk, walk, walking?
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| "Microsoft has learned that delaying and paying fines is the way to
>>| go. It's much cheaper than doing what the EU asked [Microsoft] to
>>| do," said Bob Lande, an antitrust professor with the University of
>>| Baltimore School of Law.
>> `----
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> That's been MS's tactics for years. Be sued, drag it out in court and
> then settle out of court at the last minute with a NDA. How many times
> has Erik used this in response to posts saying MS lost this or that
> suit? The legal system, in the USA especially, simply fails because
> the legal process is too slow. MS know this and exploit it to the
> utmost.
Yes, but it also makes you wonder if the 'Government' turns a blind eye while
its resident evil is vacuuming the world's wealth. It's like a father whose
son is a criminal, but he still love him (especially if he shares the loot).
Feds seek formal extension of Microsoft antitrust deal
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| The U.S. Department of Justice and Microsoft on Wednesday filed a
| formal application for a two-year extension of portions of their
| landmark antitrust settlement, with the possibility of stretching it
| until 2012.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6111240.html
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