Re: [News] [Rival] Microsoft to Pay Another Fine for Crimes in "Funny Money"

[Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> ____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Friday 26 June 2009 18:59 : \____
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> > After takin' a swig o' grog, Matt belched out
> >   this bit o' wisdom:
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> > > Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> > > > Microsoft to pay $4.4M in Arizona antitrust settlement
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> > > > http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/172129.asp
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> > > > Ariz. Gets $4.4M In Microsoft Antitrust Settlement
> http://competition.law360.com/registrations/user_registration?article_id=107469&concurrency_check=false
> > > It appears that most of the award in this Arizona case will go to buy
> > > hardware.
> > >
> > > That perpetuates the monopoly much less than vouchers that pay for MS
> > > software.
> > How do you know the hardware doesn't have Windows on it?
> Yes, I was just about to say... it feeds both.

They can use the money to buy bare hardware.

Hopefully you can see that that is better than for instance getting a 
$100 rebate for every Window system or Office license they buy.
So the settlement feeds MS lockin about as much as the class members let it.