That's why I put the "won" in quotes. Technically, MS hasn't won per se; but practically they have won the US federal case.
In additon to the federal suit, several states are actively persuing their own suit against MS. Let's all hope someone suceeds and competition returns to the software industry. gavin long wrote: > Al Rider wrote: > > > Get use to it. MS has essentially "won" the law suit and will only get > > more agressive in stifling competition from now on. > > [asbestos suit on] > > Ahem. They had the "remedy" overturned, and the judge removed from the > case. The verdict (guilty) still stands. Arguments (legal and > otherwise) continue on what to do about it. Of course, the longer the > arguments go on, the longer MS can carry on as before. > > The European Commission is also taking action against Microsoft under EU > competition rules. Their verdict, reported in the press this side of > the pond a few weeks back, was "guilty as hell", with a side order of > "attempting to mislead investigators" (I paraphrase, obviously). Under > current EU Law, that brings the possibility of a rather hefty fine. > I've seen figures of $1-2 Billion mentioned. That would make even > Microsoft's eyes water. > > [change topic] > > I liked Opera's press release. It'd be even better if Netscape and > Mozilla.org (and anyone else affected) followed suit. > > -- > gav
