From: "Robert L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Original Message ----- From: CNET Digital Dispatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : 10. Top Ten Outstanding (and Obscure) Cases Against Microsoft : : Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that Microsoft violated the : Sherman Antitrust Act by maintaining its OS monopoly through : anticompetitive means, by attempting to monopolize the browser : market, and by tying Internet Explorer to Windows. But Jackson : wasn't done there. He has yet to rule on the following lesser- : known cases: : : 1. Hair Stylists v. William H. Gates: Bill's hair violates the : Paul Mitchell Anticurl Act : 2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Microsoft: Microsoft's : predatory behavior decimated Redmond's deer population. : 3. Parker Brothers v. Microsoft: Microsoft's monopoly violates : Monopoly. : 4. World Wildlife Fund v. Microsoft: "Microsoft's Arctic : Wonderland" at the Seattle Zoo violates penguins' rights. : 5. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Microsoft: By linking IE : with Windows, Microsoft quashed innovation, except with : regard to Navigator, Amaya, Mosaic, Arachne, 1X Browser, : NeoPlanet, HotJava, Opera, and Lynx. : 6. Open Source Initiative v. Microsoft: By controlling the OS : market, Microsoft quashed innovation, except with regard to : Linux, BeOS 5, OS X, Unix, FreeBSD, NewDeal Release 3.2, and : Solaris. : 7. Major League Baseball v. Microsoft: By engaging in predatory : pricing practices, Microsoft quashed innovation, forcing Ken : Griffey to move to Cincinnati. : 8. Fourth-Grade Teachers of America v. Microsoft: Microsoft's : use of the term "Explorer" violates the rights of the heirs : of Vasco da Gama, Cortez, and Magellan. : 9. Department of the Treasury v. Microsoft: Gates and Ballmer : monopolized $1,000 bills. : 10. Martha Stewart v. Microsoft: That perky, animated paper clip : violates good taste. : m@tur nuwun -- Compu-Mania MailingList, provided by PT Centrin Utama Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED], body: unsubscribe Compu-Mania Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Info: [EMAIL PROTECTED], body: help
