Micahel,
I think class action is a less effective approach here. Micr0$0ft has
vast resources ready to take on any large single lawsuit and make it a very
expensive and resource intensive process for their opposition. On the other
hand, with a low (around $25 last I looked) filing fee and virtually no other
real costs involved, and, and expidited calendar (usually around 2-6 months
from filing to hearing), the small claims process looks much more attractive
as a method for dealing with this.
Think about Micr0$0ft trying to fight off thousands or better millions of small claims cases all over the country. Even if Micr0$0ft wins every one, they lose.
Owen
--On Monday, September 29, 2003 5:48 PM +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It reminds me of the Netgear and U of Wisconsin time server SNAFU. http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~plonka/netgear-sntp/
don'tThe difference is that Netgear admitted responsibility and worked with UW to cope with the issue. Further, Netgear has funded UW in it's cleanup efforts and generally stepped up to the plate. As much as Icare for Netgear's products, they did show decent corporateresponsibilitywhen UW was able to escalate to the appropriate management at Netgear.
Sounds like a great example to put before the judge when you sue Microsoft. Can anyone say "class action"?
--Michael Dillon
