At 11:22 PM 1/16/2007 -0800, Chet Gardiner wrote: >Very, Very old news. We knew this many, many years ago... > >That's one of the reasons the DOJ (under GHWB and Clinton) hauled their >asses into court only to have gwb let them off the hook...
... Well, in some ways it is new news to all the MS defenders out there who said, "No way. MS would never do something like that. If they got caught, people wouldn't use their software any more." IMO, the gov doesn't understand the real problem with MS, and I seriously doubt they have the smarts to figure out a good way to deal with MS. In reality, the best way to handle a company like MS is to hit them in the pocket book. Don't use their software. Promote alternatives at every opportunity. The saddest thing is "computer professionals" will still continue to use and promote MS. I'll bet this will have little impact on most of the MS-heads out there. And the others that already knew/suspected MS's "dirty deeds" have already started looking elsewhere. So in the end, this probably won't cause a lot of uproar - at least not in the US. Our "IT people" are just too lazy to care, and the PHBs are just too stupid to understand. Of course, this won't stop me from mentioning this fact whenever I get the chance. :-) -Charlie >Dave Crozier wrote: > > >"...Microsoft used undocumented APIs that allowed its developers to write > >programs that worked better with Windows than competitors', according to the > >latest testimony in the Iowa antitrust action against the company...." _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
