Judge Clarifies Gates' Role in Trial
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| Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates must travel to Iowa only once to
| defend his company in a class-action antitrust case beginning Thursday
| that accuses him of running a monopoly that overcharged Iowans
| millions of dollars.
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| The lawsuit seeks about $330 million for Iowans who have purchased
| the software maker's products since 1994.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061129/microsoft_trial.html?.v=1
Wait and watch how Microsoft settles using Windows and Office coupons
(preventing a move to Linux) while keeping itself "not guilty" on paper.
It's buying silence money and rewarding the plaintiff with /more/ lockins
(e.g. DRM, SharePoint, a version of Office that's not compatible with OOo).
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