__/ [ Jim ] on Wednesday 13 September 2006 11:39 \__
> On or about 2006-09-13 Wednesday 11:21, I did witness the following events
> concerning Roy Schestowitz:
>
>> Lawsuit Against Microsoft Set for Court
>>
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>> | The case claims Microsoft violated Iowa's antitrust laws and harmed
>> | customers by illegally overcharging for its software, by denying class
>> | members free choice in software products and the benefits of software
>> | innovation, and by making computers increasingly susceptible to
>> | security breaches.
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>> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060913/microsoft_lawsuit.html?.v=3
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>> I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft bribed them with some 'free' software
>> licences that are restricted to purchased from Microsoft.
>
> That'll be the settlement. You know what? I want to see Microsoft forced to
> part with some /real/ money. Let's send in the bailiffs to collect on what
> they owe the EU in fines, eh?
I will never forget that time when they paid for a settlement in education
and forced that half the budget should be spent on software, i.e. not
Linux/OSS. Let me see if I can quickly find that.
Heh. Took just 20 seconds (pasted below).
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Microsoft to Give Florida Schools $80M
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| The qualifying schools will get vouchers that can be used to receive
| reimbursements for purchases of any manufacturer's computers running any
| operating system and software used with those products.
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Sounds good, eh?
Read on.
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| Half the money must be used for software and the other half for hardware
| and other services including curriculum development, training and
| supplemental services for school administrators.
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"Half the money MUST be used for software", i.e. forget about OSS and
Linux.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060817/fl_microsoft_settlement.html?.v=1
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