Date:  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:47:19 -0500
From:  madodelatptdprolog.net
Subject:  [VOICENWS] Microsoft settlement analysis

From: madodelatptdprolog.net 

I've tried not to interject my own personal issues into this list, and
only post items that are directly OS/2 related, but I really feel the need
to pass on the following, so please forgive this rare event:

An analysis of the Microsoft settlement in regards to California can be
found at http://www.pseudothought.com/msft/plain.html  The actual document
can be obtained directly at
http://www.pseudothought.com/msft/White_paper_Nov_6_proposal.doc Yes it is
in .doc format, and is large (280K) but is viewable in Lotus Word Pro 1.6. 
Essentially Microsoft's only penalty is to donate old pcs and software to
schools, something they do anyway, and which is more of a benefit to them
(tax write-off, eliminates competition, binds young people to Microsoft
only software, Microsoft gets rid of old software they can't sell anyway)
then any possible penalty and will actually cost the schools money to
support this.  Who ever wrote this proposed settlement should be deeply
ashamed.  It's really just a marketing ploy for MSFT.

Since I am breaking my own rule in mentioning the Microsoft case on the
list I may as well also mention Tom Nadeau's take on the USDOJ settlement
as well "Microsoft on Truth Serum: The Antitrust Settlement Line-by-Line"
http://www.os2hq.com/archives/arch46.htm

                           
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