____/ Oldtech on Tuesday 03 July 2007 03:00 : \____
> Microsoft gets the best law that money can buy. here is one probation
> agreed to, but, Microsoft gets to pack the parole board!
>
> "The settlement would impose some restrictions on Microsoft during the
> next five years and could be extended two more years—until 2008—if the
> company violates terms of the deal, according to one person familiar
> with the agreement. A three-person panel would monitor Microsoft's
> compliance."
>
> Even then, Probation in several cases HAS been extended the full two
> extra years, as Microsoft agreed that they have violated terms of the
> probation! The above quote is from a settlement with one School board,
> in one state, out of the 41 who sued for fraud and theft by deception,
> and other actions which you can read about in the transcripts.
>
> Now, you can search google, or go to groklaw.
>
> But, some of you trolls, and lots of the intelligent folks, desire to
> see the sources, so I will give one major umbrella URL:
>
> http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/ms_index.htm
>
>
> But, way down the list on the next page, you will find the indictment
> under Chapter 7 of hte Clayton Act (yes, kiddies, Anti-Trust!) with Intuit:
>
> " Nature of the Action
> 1 . The United States brings this antitrust action to
> prevent the proposed acquisition
> by Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest and most powerful
> personal computer software
> company, of Intuit, Inc., the dominant producer of Personal
> Finance/Checkbook
> ("PF/Checkbook") software. Microsoft is Intuit's most
> significant competitor. The proposed
> acquisition would eliminate competition between Microsoft and
> Intuit, which has benefitted
> consumers by leading to high quality, innovative products at low
> prices. " http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f0100/0184.htm
>
> If you are ignorant of the law, that is no excuse for disobeying it.
> Especially now, today, when you have so much time, full access to the
> statutes and cases, on line.
With money, the government can be your 'pal', not an invigilator.
Politicians in Microsoft's Pocket
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| Continuing on the theme of which politicians are receiving money from
| who. Here is a list of candidates who took money from MSFT.
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http://www.fonz.net/blog/archives/2007/06/04/politicians-in-microsofts-pocket/
Report Says Nonprofits Sold Influence to Abramoff
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| E-mails released by the committee show that Abramoff, often
| with the knowledge of the groups' leaders, exploited the tax-exempt
| status and leveraged the stature of the organizations to build
| support among conservatives for legislation or government action
| sought by clients including Microsoft Corp., mutual fund company
| DH2 Inc., Primedia Inc.'s Channel One Network, and Brown-Forman,
| maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101200889.html
http://tinyurl.com/y2rbpu
US politicians go to bat for Microsoft
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/26/microsoft_eu_political_lobbying/
Microsoft Finds Legal Defender in Justice Dept.
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| Nearly a decade after the government began its landmark effort to break
| up Microsoft, the Bush administration has sharply changed course by
| repeatedly defending the company both in the United States and abroad
| against accusations of anticompetitive conduct, including the recent
| rejection of a complaint by Google.
|
| [...]
|
| In the most striking recent example of the policy shift, the top
| antitrust official at the Justice Department last month urged state
| prosecutors to reject a confidential antitrust complaint filed by
| Google that is tied to a consent decree that monitors Microsoft's
| behavior. Google has accused Microsoft of designing its latest
| operating system, Vista, to discourage the use of Google's desktop
| search program, lawyers involved in the case said.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/business/10microsoft.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Politics and tech companies: follow the money
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| Microsoft took first place with $651,100 given out, while
| Hewlett-Packard gave only $185,550, and Gateway gave a paltry
| $2,000. Microsoft's donations certainly illustrate well the true
| size of the company and the extent of its political concerns.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061110-8194.html
Feds seek formal extension of Microsoft antitrust deal
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| The U.S. Department of Justice and Microsoft on Wednesday filed a
| formal application for a two-year extension of portions of their
| landmark antitrust settlement, with the possibility of stretching it
| until 2012.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6111240.html
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