__/ [ Mark Dodel ] on Thursday 15 February 2007 14:12 \__
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:38:57 UTC, arachnid <none@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> -> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:05:19 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ->
> -> > Subject: Re: MS Punts: Settles Iowa antitrust case
> -> > From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> -> > Reply-To: newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> -> > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
> -> > Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:05:19 +0000
> -> >
> -> > __/ [ Mark Dodel ] on Wednesday 14 February 2007 23:20 \__
> -> >
> -> >> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:17:37 UTC, John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote: -> >>
> -> >> ->
> -> >> ->
> -> >>
> -> >
>
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Microsoft_Iowa_Settlement.html
> -> >> -> -> -> >> ->
> -> >> -> TECH WIRE
> -> >> ->
> -> >> -> Wednesday, February 14, 2007 · Last updated 9:01 a.m. PT ->
> -> >> -> Microsoft settles Iowa antitrust case ->
> -> >> -> THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
> -> >> ->
> -> >> -> DES MOINES, Iowa -- A class-action lawsuit that alleged Microsoft
> -> >> Corp. -> overcharged consumers was settled Wednesday for an
> undisclosed -> >> amount. ->
> -> >> -> Details could be released at a court hearing April 20.
> -> >>
> -> >> It appears that as part of the settlement the evidence collected of
> -> >> microsoft's crimes has been hidden. Now
> -> >> http://www.iowaconsumercase.org/ requires a Userid/password to
> access.
> -> >> Did anyone download the files from there or know another location
> for -> >> them?
> -> >
> -> > I'm sure someone wgetted them, or at least quotes them.
> ->
> -> I've been watching this case in the various forums. Quite a few people
> -> have captured the site at various stages. It must be a pretty big
> download -> - someone with broadband was complaining they'd been capturing
> the site -> for nearly 12 hours when they ran out of HD space.
> ->
> -> I wonder if putting all those records on the Internet was a clever
> tactic -> to pressure Microsoft into settling? They usually make everything
> go away -> by settling at the last moment and having the records sealed,
> but there's -> no suppressing information once it's on the Internet.
> ->
> ->
>
> I found a site that has most of the PDFs, but he said he didn't get a
> chance to download the WMFs of gates' testimony.
> http://www.os2site.com/sw/info/comes/index.html
I wonder if:
1) the content was made available to anyone just to put pressure on
Microsoft.
2) the settlement led to many people 'wget -r'ing the site, which led to this
authentication stage.
I did a few searches on GooTube, but nobody appears to have uploaded the
videos. In fact, the older ones got removed quite some time ago. PJ asked
her readers to keep a copy of the videos when they appear ("it'sss backkk.."
she said), so someone out there should have it.
Maybe they'll make a page like Ballmer's.
http://www.ntk.net/ballmer/mirrors.html
It's quite a popular URL, but Google/YouTube make it rather obsolete.
The transcripts are online, but the bobbing must be seen for dramatic effect.
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