Off topic: New Microsoft suit

From: Bowes, Chris <Chris.Bowes_at_kosa.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:16:28 -0400
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Ok, I'm confused. Here is an excerpt from a FoxNews article from this morning:

SAN FRANCISCO - A judge allowed the first class-action suit to proceed against Microsoft Corp. on allegations that the software giant's monopoly harmed California consumers. Dozens of similar suits linger nationwide. In a 21-page opinion released late Tuesday, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stuart R. Pollak said an untold number of California consumers could be represented in one trial to determine whether they were forced to pay unreasonably high costs for Microsoft products. He said denying the suit "could result in repetitious litigation."
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The whole article is at :
http://www.foxmarketwire.com/083000/microsoft.sml

Now, wasn't a big point in the anti-trust suit that Micorshaft was using it's position to unfairly price things TOO LOW so that other companies could not reasonably compete? Giving away the browser? Undercutting the competition in the applications? Using it's the money from it's monopoly on PC operating systems to lowball the competition? That's our IRA's and 401K's they're screwing with... Anyway, Rant mode: OFF

--Chris
Chris.Bowes_at_Kosa.com

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Ok, I'm confused.  Here is an =
excerpt from a FoxNews article from this morning:


SAN FRANCISCO - A judge allowed the =
first class-action suit to proceed against Microsoft Corp. on = allegations that the software giant's monopoly harmed California = consumers. Dozens of similar suits linger nationwide.

In a 21-page opinion released late =
Tuesday, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stuart R. Pollak said an = untold number of California consumers could be represented in one trial = to determine whether they were forced to pay unreasonably high costs = for Microsoft products. He said denying the suit "could result in = repetitious litigation."

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 The whole article is at :
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HREF=3D"http://www.foxmarketwire.com/083000/microsoft.sml" = TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.foxmarketwire.com/083000/microsoft.sml</A><= /FONT>


Now, wasn't a big point in the =
anti-trust suit that Micorshaft was using it's position to unfairly = price things TOO LOW so that other companies could not reasonably = compete?  Giving away the browser?  Undercutting the = competition in the applications?  Using it's the money from it's = monopoly on PC operating systems to lowball the = competition?   That's our IRA's and 401K's they're screwing = with...   Anyway,  Rant mode:  OFF
 

--Chris
 Chris.Bowes_at_Kosa.com
Received on Wed Aug 30 2000 - 11:16:28 CDT