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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Court to Notify Arkansas Consumers and Businesses That
> Acquired Microsoft Software About a Class Action Settlement
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The notices are the result of a proposed settlement in a
>| class action lawsuit about whether Microsoft violated
>| Arkansas laws pertaining to anti-trust, consumer
>| protection, and unfair competition by overcharging
>| customers for some of its operating systems, word
>| processing, and spreadsheet software.
> `----
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061023/ph00150.html?.v=1
>
> Yet another 'settlement'. The offender is bailed out, not even by
> offering cash. These vouchers discourage a transformation of the
> existing PC's, particularly toward Free software.
>
I do not understand how this can possibly be considered acceptable, this
stinks of total corruption.
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
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