Star States Ask for Microsoft Oversight Until 2012
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 19th Oct 2007 14:34 UTC, submitted by D. Suse
Law and Order A group of state attorneys general urged a federal judge on Tuesday to hold Microsoft to a 2002 antitrust settlement another five years so that the company can't stymie embryonic Web 2.0 rivals of its Windows operating system. According to six states - California, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Massachusetts - and the District of Columbia, Microsoft could use its Internet Explorer browser as a 'chokepoint' to block moves that might unseat Windows dominant position on the desktop.
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RE: Observations and comments
by cyclops on Sat 20th Oct 2007 15:22 UTC in reply to "Observations and comments"
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2006-03-12

"cyclops also complained about Microsoft controlling the lowest levels of a computer that he used to write a repsonse. Well, use another OS; problem solved."

Wow, thank you I'm glad that you reminded me of Microsoft coining the term "naked pc" just to solve that very problem. I expect you to actively campaigning for GPL3 and a heavy supporter of Linuxbios, becuase it would just be awful if an OS got tied to machine.

I'm also fascinated that you argue that Microsoft isn't a Monopoly just how much market share does it need to be called a monopoly, after so many posts *pointing* out Linux's market share. I really wish you would make
mind up. Did you realize that companies are considered an awful lot less market share than linux.

Personally though I so get a little tired I thought that the law wasn't there to be abused, apparently its acceptable in your eyes to break civil laws, well bless you, you are awfully forgiving of them even at the cost of a greater computing experience. Although myself I like working market forces it drives costs down and little things like innovation.

As least you have leopard to look forward to ;)

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