Re: [OT] Mystery of chroot / MS fans

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Somebody in the thread at some point said:

>> Nobody needs to make a case against the convicted felon. The only case yet
>> to be made is against lack of real punishment of the criminal and its body
>> parts.
> 
> "the convicted felon"? Just who are you calling "the convicted felon"?

There are reasons a lot of folks don't like Microsoft and what they
stand for.

''Microsoft Guilty of Antitrust Violations

By Paul A. Greenberg
E-Commerce Times
04/03/00 12:00 AM PT

U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson found late Monday that
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) Latest News about Microsoft has violated
the Sherman Antitrust Act by undertaking illegal anti-competitive
actions to maintain its monopoly on personal computer operating systems.

Jackson said the software maker used its power in the industry to
"monopolize the Web browser market" to the detriment of competitors.
After years of legal wrangling and settlement talks that stalled this
past weekend, the judge also found that Microsoft could be liable under
state anti-competition laws.

...''

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/2881.html


''Breaking News: Microsoft antitrust verdict – guilty and €497m fine

It's taken five years but EC hammers Microsoft...

By Andy McCue

Published: Wednesday 24 March 2004

Microsoft has been hit with a record €497m fine and will be forced to
sell an alternative unbundled version of Windows in Europe after being
found guilty of anti-competitive behaviour by the European Commission today.

EC competition commissioner Mario Monti delivered the verdict at a press
conference in Brussels. He said the ruling had not been reached "easily
or hastily" – an understatement considering the five years it has taken.

"The Commission has taken a decision that Microsoft has abused its
virtual monopoly power over the PC desktop in Europe," he said.

...''

http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39119500,00.htm

Some free advice: "don't love anything that doesn't love you back".

-Andy

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