Microsoft: No evidence in states' claim
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| On Dec. 10, after a first round of court filings, the judge asked the states
| to give "specific factual information and legal argument" to support their
| claim that allowing most of the consent decree to expire would interfere with
| ongoing enforcement of the remaining portion.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071229/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_antitrust
Quote for the day:
"You can stand on your head. I cannot accept your word anymore. You have lost
your credibility."
--Judge Sporkin to Microsoft lawyer Richard Urowsky
Related:
Microsoft Responds as EU Considers Break-Up
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| "It could be reasonable to draw the conclusion that behavioral remedies
| are ineffective and that a structural remedy is warranted," Kroes
| stated. While it may strike many as odd that the European Union
| could order a company located in the United States to split up or
| otherwise modify its structure, Kroes noted the possibility of
| such remedies is specifically mentioned in EU antitrust law.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Responds_as_EU_Considers_BreakUp/1177353952
Solving the Microsoft doldrums
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| Commentary: Time to break up a company with too many balls in the air
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| [...]
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| Microsoft worries less about Asia, since it has allowed rampant piracy
| of its products to continue unabated. In this case, piracy is a
| weapon against Linux and open source. But where's the profit in
| this defensive measure?
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| [...]
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| I have always believed that the best thing for Microsoft to do is break
| itself up into three or maybe four separate companies, and go from there. It
| has distinct mini-corporations within the structure already.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/john-dvoraks-second-opinion-time/story.aspx?guid=%7BAE94D3EC-D464-4F1B-8AC2-0B8FE9C7E5B0%7D&dist=hplatest#023261080932664657947
http://tinyurl.com/2o3vc2
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